17th July 2018
To answer the first, it's easy to think of the generic statements:
Art, culture, other artists, music, people, life experiences, nature etc. But honestly, it seems like a real task to stay motivated. To stay focused. To achieve 'flow' i.e: being in the zone.
Today I felt a slight tingling warmth, a small burst of excitement. I couldn't point out to what it was, but I felt a vague sense of motivation.
I haven't done anything differently today. Why was I feeling motivated?
Last night I watched Anurag Kashyap and Kalki's interview on TapeCast. He mentioned how he has stopped evaluating himself and comparing himself to other film makers. Whether he's great, or mediocre; instead he is focusing on just doing. Expressing, creating, failing and succeeding.
It's not something I haven't heard before - me and Polo discussed the other day how it's the age of doers and not thinkers. Everyone has ideas today, but not everyone has the time, patience and energy to do it. It's the executers who succeed. However when I watched the interview, I asked myself -
"Film maker's create so many more films in their lifetime than animators. They tell so many more stories. Why is that?"
"Because Animation Film making is a much more laborious process."
"Well then what about shortfilms? Those are more doable, why don't we create more of those?"
I guess the only thing stopping me is my lack of motivation - to see things through. The thought that there is nothing stopping me from creating films was really motivating. I just had to stick it up and see it through the end.
This morning was quite productive, and doing a few colourscripts motivated me to do more. I guess motivation comes in bursts, and when it does, you need to use it to the fullest, push away distractions and achieve the most you possibly can. When you see your accomplishments, it only helps you stay more motivated to push and see your projects through. Collaborating with people takes it one step further. To have someone else bounce back the ideas, and help you in execution only pushes the project further.
But what would help someone stay motivated for a longer period of time, rather than in short bursts like I felt today? I'd like to explore that. Possibly, practicing genuine happiness for other artists' successes can help. Learning a new skill, like software can create curiosity, which also helps in motivating us. Being in the practice of doing short drawing challenges online in artist groups can help, and motivate one to continue doing more. The best feeling is that of complete focus - being so engrossed in an activity that all else becomes white noise. If you feel that even once in the day, I think you'd be on your way to lasting motivation.
More about Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
What motivates us?
To answer the first, it's easy to think of the generic statements:
Art, culture, other artists, music, people, life experiences, nature etc. But honestly, it seems like a real task to stay motivated. To stay focused. To achieve 'flow' i.e: being in the zone.
Today I felt a slight tingling warmth, a small burst of excitement. I couldn't point out to what it was, but I felt a vague sense of motivation.
I haven't done anything differently today. Why was I feeling motivated?
Last night I watched Anurag Kashyap and Kalki's interview on TapeCast. He mentioned how he has stopped evaluating himself and comparing himself to other film makers. Whether he's great, or mediocre; instead he is focusing on just doing. Expressing, creating, failing and succeeding.
It's not something I haven't heard before - me and Polo discussed the other day how it's the age of doers and not thinkers. Everyone has ideas today, but not everyone has the time, patience and energy to do it. It's the executers who succeed. However when I watched the interview, I asked myself -
"Film maker's create so many more films in their lifetime than animators. They tell so many more stories. Why is that?"
"Because Animation Film making is a much more laborious process."
"Well then what about shortfilms? Those are more doable, why don't we create more of those?"
I guess the only thing stopping me is my lack of motivation - to see things through. The thought that there is nothing stopping me from creating films was really motivating. I just had to stick it up and see it through the end.
This morning was quite productive, and doing a few colourscripts motivated me to do more. I guess motivation comes in bursts, and when it does, you need to use it to the fullest, push away distractions and achieve the most you possibly can. When you see your accomplishments, it only helps you stay more motivated to push and see your projects through. Collaborating with people takes it one step further. To have someone else bounce back the ideas, and help you in execution only pushes the project further.
But what would help someone stay motivated for a longer period of time, rather than in short bursts like I felt today? I'd like to explore that. Possibly, practicing genuine happiness for other artists' successes can help. Learning a new skill, like software can create curiosity, which also helps in motivating us. Being in the practice of doing short drawing challenges online in artist groups can help, and motivate one to continue doing more. The best feeling is that of complete focus - being so engrossed in an activity that all else becomes white noise. If you feel that even once in the day, I think you'd be on your way to lasting motivation.
More about Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
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