How to deal with artist burnout [My art diaries 1] ASMR
Channel: MaylingStudio
Date: 06/06/2023

Today I want to talk to you about how to deal with artist burn out in this video. Because that’s what I’ve been learning in the 8-12 months. Thank you to those of you who are still here, I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU. 

I want to share with you a different thought that I’ve been contemplating during my burnout —-which is that feelings are incompatible with capitalism. Therefore the most powerful action we can take is to learn to feel our emotions. 

It’s taken me years to understand that feeling your emotions is about literally feeling the sensations in your body. They are sometimes uncomfortable.. a pain in your stomach, a knot in your throat, sometimes it’s a warmth… or a weird sensation in my arms. It is not about naming the emotion, or verbalizing our thoughts… just feeling the sensations.

The most frustrating part of figuring out how to deal with artist burn out, is that if you got to that point it’s likely  because you’re actually someone who is trying their best to better their life. So much that you hit a wall of a sudden and it feels like it’s out of your control. So the first step is literally to surrender to your mind and body asking you for rest.

In learning how to deal with artist burnout, I had to learn to have compassion for myself. I’m not a content farm. I can’t make a video every week, and I also can’t work 24/7. And if I’m always doing the best I can, then isn’t that all I can do? Shouldn’t that be enough? 

In learning how to deal with artist burn out I decided that I needed to understand what which part of the process was making me feel exhausted. My art practice—which for me very much includes youtube has always been cathartic, and a way for me to understand things that are happening in my life. So I was shocked that I actually got to a point that I couldn’t do it anymore mentally. 

If you’re now figuring how to overcome burnout / deal with artist burn out I encourage you to slowly start experimenting to understand what it is that is missing in your current practice. It’s ok to set it aside for some time, until you’re ready to pick it back up again.

00:00 Intro
01:52 A new era
04.58 Surrender
10:19 Identify the source of burnout
13:41 Finding the joy again
17:27 Conclusion

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