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connie's avatar

I feel you! I’ve been trying to be more creative / output more but a lot of my brain space is spent towards thinking I need to do it rather than doing it

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oz's avatar

yess sometimes it doesn’t help to think so much

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Hannah Kim's avatar

oz big fan of your blog! pls always keep writing :))

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oz's avatar

aw thank you hannah :’) means a lot

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An Anonymous Writer's avatar

I've been going through a similar thing the past few months. Not with creativity but definitely with value. I feel the value I created since May has been subpar... But I don't feel too bad. We're given a lifetime for a reason.

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oz's avatar

yes!! some months have to be subpar for other months to be stellar ✨

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Nitish's avatar

It's always refreshing to read your blog and today I also have a perfect background (beautiful hill range and silence)

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oz's avatar

wow that sounds beautiful and thank you!!

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Mikey Cao's avatar

Aw man, I can really relate. Honestly I 100% agree with your decision to leave The Defining Decade unread; that book sounds like it'd be a whole can of anxiety worms - as if our 20s weren't hard enough! I love how the act of making art is a sum of and reaction to our life experiences.... so same I'll have to bookmark that kitchen phrase ;)

Another saying I've heard about our 20s is the goal should just be to find a mentor - someone who sees the potential in you. Everything else can follow. Maybe that could be another, less exhausting way to think about it?

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