This reminds me, I know chores are one thing, but similar stuff comes up in creative work and like…How does anyone convince themselves to complete that stuff?
I’ll jot down an idea, then start a draft or outline, but then can’t be bothered to polish it up and get it to a state to share.
Basically you gotta learn to value your own muse enough to work for your muse, as if it’s your employer.
Like when you work for someone else, it’s nice to have tangible accomplishments but you can also force yourself forward on the basis of “well it’s my job”. That forcing yourself forward, for a part of yourself that isn’t currently conscious (the creative part that felt all that drive when you started), is working for yourself.
This reminds me, I know chores are one thing, but similar stuff comes up in creative work and like…How does anyone convince themselves to complete that stuff?
I’ll jot down an idea, then start a draft or outline, but then can’t be bothered to polish it up and get it to a state to share.
Yeah, it’s so much more fun to plan to do something, take the first big steps, and then get bogged down in the tedious part.
Basically you gotta learn to value your own muse enough to work for your muse, as if it’s your employer.
Like when you work for someone else, it’s nice to have tangible accomplishments but you can also force yourself forward on the basis of “well it’s my job”. That forcing yourself forward, for a part of yourself that isn’t currently conscious (the creative part that felt all that drive when you started), is working for yourself.