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Why Artists Need To Slow The Hell Down [YAB 2.1]

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One of the most important mindset shifts in the career of any professional artist is a shift in focus from performance to practice.

Our culture has a very bad habit of promoting performance while obfuscating the practice behind it.

This habit skews expectations, scatters attention and stifles patience.

So this is the first of a three-part lesson for artists who are ready to develop effective professional practices upon which they can depend for efficiency, consistency and quality in their work.

Today, we’ll begin by busting six common myths about practice.

…myths that, if left UNbusted, can lead to physical injury, damage to our mental health, wasted time and energy, burnout or rage quitting.

NEXT, IN PART TWO ::

We’ll rethink a classical practice for improving your art and, in part three, we’ll explore the relationship between practice and projects.

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Manage episode 364820025 series 3480497
Content provided by Chris Oatley. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Chris Oatley or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

One of the most important mindset shifts in the career of any professional artist is a shift in focus from performance to practice.

Our culture has a very bad habit of promoting performance while obfuscating the practice behind it.

This habit skews expectations, scatters attention and stifles patience.

So this is the first of a three-part lesson for artists who are ready to develop effective professional practices upon which they can depend for efficiency, consistency and quality in their work.

Today, we’ll begin by busting six common myths about practice.

…myths that, if left UNbusted, can lead to physical injury, damage to our mental health, wasted time and energy, burnout or rage quitting.

NEXT, IN PART TWO ::

We’ll rethink a classical practice for improving your art and, in part three, we’ll explore the relationship between practice and projects.

  continue reading

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