This is the #1 Problem for Artists

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"Don't let your lack of talent get in the way of your ambition." Holy fuck this is the exact advice i needed right now.

'nothing is at stake so just do it' is so profoundly reassuring that it almost feels stupid. something i've been trying to process and have been needing to hear for a long time. what a fantastically cool and insightful and down to earth guy.

For the first time in the history of YouTube, my algorithm feeds me something actually useful

Clearly this guy is an actual artist and understands the creative process of making and learning how to make art. Nice bit of knowledge here.

new art dad acquired what a cool dude

I don’t think I’ve ever heard my own experience put so clearly into words.

Holy fuck this is exactly how I feel when I draw. Like I’ve seen so many “here’s how YOU can get out of YOUR Artist block!” but this is so genuine and real that it’s unbelievable

I have been drawing ever since i could hold a pencil and this dudes every word is exactly correct. Well worded to understand the process. Just do it no excuses. You WILL surprise yourself. Get out of your criticism of yourself and just get it done and judge it later. It really does suck when it doesnt turn out like you wanted but most of the time its better. I take years hiatuses because i want to create only absolute masterpieces. Dont do that. Just put lines to paper!

Yesterday I had a discussion with my brother, who studied graphical art, about AI in art. And I was very surprised that he apparently thinks that using AI to speed up the entire process of creation on every level is a great thing. And then I listen to this interview and I can't shake the feeling that, maybe my brother, despite having a degree in this stuff, doesn't actually know what art is. A chilling thought when you think about the implications it might have for broader humanity.

The Flow state is the only state that releases the entire stack of the brain’s ‘Feel good’ neuro-chemicals. Only 10% of people regularly engage with this state. It’s great to encourage people to learn about and understand how to start their practice to enter into flow. There is a sweet spot where challenge meets the edge of your skill level this is a big contributor to the flow state.

perfect summary, literally the first 20 seconds of this video is so true, hitting the flow state is so hard to achieve half the time, I've had instances of flow state for hours and then the next day ill do a line and ill be like what the heck am I doing

'a lot of self doubt when it comes to image making' dude.. I promise you that it transcends the realm of visual arts and seeps into music/sound as well.

I really needed this, The hardest part for me right now is, "Will it all be worth it?"

This video is awakening my inner spark. I've had so much bad luck for years and sat on ideas I have been afraid to execute because they would never meet my expectations. But they NEVER will, because the hype builds in my head the longer I don't JUST MAKE IT!

I dont think ive ever been truly happy about something ive drawn or painted. It'll get praise from people who ask to see it, but all i can see is small mistakes or wishing I went about it a different way. I'm sure this is a decent way to improve, more so than being complacent thinking everything i draw is gold.

The challenge for me is getting past the inner critique. I always remind myself to just keep working and save the judgement for later.

Something that's interesting to me is that the feeling of "what the fuck are you doing you're going to die" in the middle is exactly the experience I have making original music. Especially with more instruments, doing a sketch of a song can be quick, but fleshing it out and polishing it takes days days, and most of the time I'm thinking this "sounds like crap, where am I even going God help me". Listening to this gave me a lot more confidence when I hit that stage.

Hearing Greg talk about flow feeling like it comes from somewhere else is incredibly validating. It feels like inhibitions, self doubt, ego, the masks we wear, it all stifles the artistic flow and expressing our true selves, regardless of artistic medium. I think our flow or muse, is just the real us peeking through, maybe that's why it feels like the really good shit, the art that we make that really speaks to us and feels like we could never replicate it, is just our true selves that we generally keep locked in a box to appease and fit in. Thanks for the video! This was incredibly helpful.

It's funny hearing him talk about music being a more immediate creative hit, and drawing being a longer term thing, because I feel exactly the opposite haha! When I'm making a song it takes so long to write and get it perfect and then recording it is a long slow process. Whereas if I sit down to draw I have something in front of me in half an hour an hour that looks pretty cool and I get such a buzz 😁