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I'm sure this is highly subjective, and people get fun or boredom in their own ways. I just find that I cannot enjoy something if I have too much doubts. I may
by powersnail 6y ago
I'm sure this is highly subjective, and people get fun or boredom in their own ways.
I just find that I cannot enjoy something if I have too much doubts. I may enjoy doing it once or twice, but if I'm constantly caught in failure/exhaustion, it's no longer fun.
I used to be into composing and improvisation, but each time I attempt at it, the result was to "meh". I walked the keyboard but knew nowhere to go. The fun was basically an initial passion plus a little curiosity, which in me, tends to die quickly if no fuel is supplied.
Meanwhile, my friend who actually studied Jazz, can sit in front of a piano and just play, fully enjoying every second of it, while entertaining everyone else. Comparing with my randomly walking on the keyboard, it's a higher level of fun as he attempts to weave the harmonies and melodies, and it's more lasting and more complex.
Again, it's a quite personal thing, as I also have a friend who literally doesn't do anything new. He neither dabbles nor learn seriously; has no hobbies apart from having dinner with friends; but still, he seems to be really happy.
- watwut 6y agoFor me the difference was mindset, with "unserious" approach, I also expected less. Both in terms of effort and result. So suddenly "meh" improvisation (or whatever) is OK, because the goal was not good improvisation. It was too do pretty much anything and maybe learn little bit. And that change of expectations made difference in long term - in two years span I improved much more on things I had low expectations at and kept fun and thus kept doing bit by bit.