Thank you for this post, Cynthia. I struggle with focus and love the idea of choosing one project and finishing it before diving headlong into the next project. It is brilliant in its simplicity, yet hard to do. Happy New Year!
Glad this resonated with you, Lynn! It is hard to finish. I think we need a reframe on what making - and finishing - things is like. Perhaps we have an idea that it should all feel good. And that it should be comfortable. I experience my creative projects as opportunities for learning and growth. That may sound new agey or pollyanish (the pain! It's good for you!) but I have come to accept that I cannot finish things without changing somehow.
Such great ideas here for setting yourself up for success :) And I love the notebook and sketchbooks you mention (always here for notebook chat! 😅). Hope you had a good start to the year Cynthia ✨
Thank you for this post, Cynthia. I struggle with focus and love the idea of choosing one project and finishing it before diving headlong into the next project. It is brilliant in its simplicity, yet hard to do. Happy New Year!
Glad this resonated with you, Lynn! It is hard to finish. I think we need a reframe on what making - and finishing - things is like. Perhaps we have an idea that it should all feel good. And that it should be comfortable. I experience my creative projects as opportunities for learning and growth. That may sound new agey or pollyanish (the pain! It's good for you!) but I have come to accept that I cannot finish things without changing somehow.
Have you seen my theory on why it's so hard to finish? I have a video about it here: https://youtu.be/vbZi0lCdrEA?feature=shared
Such great ideas here for setting yourself up for success :) And I love the notebook and sketchbooks you mention (always here for notebook chat! 😅). Hope you had a good start to the year Cynthia ✨
Thank you Astrid! I also could talk about notebooks all day long...over lots of decaf cappuccini!