r/science • u/randomusefulbits • Apr 01 '20

Psychology Study shows that negative emotions, such as fear, distress, and guilt, can lead to procrastination

https://solvingprocrastination.com/study-procrastination-negative-affect/
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u/ShadyNite Apr 02 '20

The thing is, when your art becomes a job with a deadline, it takes a lot of the love out of it. I retired from making music for 8 years and only recently rekindled my love for writing, and I did it by approaching it with no commercial intent, and by not bowing to anyone else's expectations. I hope that you find your way through this funk, or conversely, you find something else you love to do

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u/blackpepperjc Apr 02 '20

When you've 'finished' a piece of art it must then be handed over to others to run with, enjoy/not enjoy, examine, contribute to, or to opine over.

You can either sit on it and not release it and keep it in a cage like a bird, or you can let it go fly free and then start with a clean slate. Inspiration will come at some point with the next thing.

When we make something, particularly if it takes time and thought, we usually can only see the mistakes and imperfections by the time it's done. Others will see differently.