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giving yourself permission to create without pressure. it doesn't always have to be good, it doesn't always have to be posted. it can simply just be made. pressure and fear ruins potential
Apr 22, 2025
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⭐I think a big hurdle with creative stuff (especially in the age of social media) is the pressure to constantly create something great and to post about it. It's healthy to acknowledge that just because you're making something doesn't mean you need to commodify it or even share it publicly at all. When I was in the early stages of things, I really wasn't ready to open it up to judgement or critique. I think that would have dissuaded me from it entirely. Even accomplished artists that have made a living off of their work still have to make "bad" pieces from time to time, and it's ok to take time to find your voice and what you enjoy making. Critique groups are a valuable thing and often very positive, but if you need to incubate your ideas within your close circles for a while, do that! Also, I'm recovering from a migraine, so I don't know if any of this is coherent ✌️
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⭐objectively objectivity doesn't exist so don't get caught up trying to make anything that's good, just keep making and eventually it will become a lot easier to create freely without pressure
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✍️i find that sometimes u just need to put words on a page or in a doc even if it starts with "i don't know wtf i'm doing" bcuz u begin the ritual of thinking, feeling, sifting, observing and recording. and also giving urself the freedom to write in fragments, for ur entries to be non-linear and even nonsensical :) the pressure to produce a specific result is often what stops me before i start
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