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One thing I've come to terms with is that there's no "finishing" my hobbies. How would you quantify finishing something like drawing? I'm always reminded of t
by otras 8y ago
One thing I've come to terms with is that there's no "finishing" my hobbies. How would you quantify finishing something like drawing? I'm always reminded of the Geoffrey Chaucer quote[0]:
The lyf so short, the craft so longe to lerne.
I like to create small chunks that have a clear stopping point and a neatly defined goal. For writing, it may be the process of creating a blog post. For drawing, it could be a 20 minute sketch of a tree. For guitar playing, I wouldn't count noodling, but I would count learning a new song all the way through. Breaking it up into these chunks makes it more manageable, and each one is a small, enjoyable step forward.
The other question is which one to choose. Each hobby is a craft you could spend a lifetime mastering! I don't worry about this as much these days, and I'll do whatever I feel like on any given day. If I want to focus on one section (say I want to stick to a regular writing schedule to get better at writing), I can set a clear goal for one of the chunks and work my way through it. If I worry too much about fitting everything in, say by giving myself a quota like do these five tasks daily, I've found that it quickly becomes a chore I try to avoid, not something I look forward to. Worrying about moving everything forward means I barely move at all. Letting that go, I can move one forward at a time as I please, which I've found makes for much more enjoyable progress across the board over time.
[0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer
- enangel 8y agoQuote is actually ancient, from Galen: "ars longa, vita brevis"