this may sound strange in its phrasing but how do you pace yourself? in terms of creation of sketches, arts, characters, anything... how do you control your energy and all when you’re faced with a multitude of tasks or how do you pace your creativity ? i hope this makes sense :’) thank you!!
what an interesting question! I don't know if I'm going to have the best answer for you. Whenever I find myself bursting with energy to create, I can go for hours without taking breaks. And I tell you, the harm it has caused my body is MONUMENTAL, I have major tennis elbow & tendonitis that has been debilitating. Something that has helped me is getting an actual timer (not a timer app, but like a physical visual timer) and setting it so I can know when to take breaks and for how long has helped tremendously. And using those breaks to actually stretch & exercise (NO scrolling on the phone!!)
It's funny that you ask me this question though. I don't really find myself struggling to "control" my energy, I struggle more finding/maintaining it at all. ESPECIALLY in the face of many tasks/projects/ideas that excite me! I actually get more overwhelmed and find myself paralyzed. So then I end up doing something unrelated at all to distract myself from that feeling, but then it feeds into it even more, the not getting stuff done and the stress.
I know I should focus on 1 thing at a time. There's that saying when you trying to climb Mount Everest, you don't look at the mountain, you have to just focus on the one step in front of you. And all in all, you're not going to get anywhere by being unkind to yourself. The times I have achieved anything is by being giving myself compassion, patience, and forgiveness. Just because I have been unorganized yesterday doesn't mean it's too late to do so today.
I don't know if I interpreted your question correctly. but I hope there's something that resonates with you, amidst all the rambling!
