So a few days ago a talked about the sad realities of realizing your dream and finding yourself stuck in a nightmarish job, instead of the vision-board-perfect life you once thought it would be (read about that here).
Today, I found myself just staring at weird spots, contemplating life. I don’t know why, but for some reason, I’m just completely lost and unproductive and, just worthless. And then I came upon this awesome video and… well, just go watch it.
On choosing your profession…
Something I think not everyone understands is that artists have to make a living, too. We can’t just thrive off the warm, happy glow of having just created something–our craft is our work.
On getting frustrated about drawing the line between work and art…
I have bad days, days where I’m just paralyzed by how many things I want to do that I can’t do because of stupid reasons like money and time and whatever. And I shouldn’t compare my career to other people’s careers, but I do… and it just… kills me.
On becoming a workaholic…
The only thing that helps is working… finding new projects, telling new stories,a nd anything that feels more productive than production.
On realizing your dreams…
I know that I’m just a speck of sand on a beach of identical specks. And I’m a relatively lucky speck. I’m a speck that sometimes gets to make art.
Guess I’m not alone then.
Millennial Interests 