Your creative laziness is a disservice to the world

This is a letter to myself. But I thought I’d share it with you, in case it resonates.

Creativity isn’t my problem. It never was. Laziness is.

But recently, something someone said in a podcast struck a chord. By not sharing your work — by not putting in the work — you’re doing a disservice to someone in the world who needs it.

Well, shit. I never looked at it like that…damnit.

It’s motivating.

So I’m gonna run with it. Join me!

Creative laziness is when you don’t take enough action and don’t finish your projects. You over plan, wait, get in your head and procrastinate.

Tomorrow is your best friend.

This is one of my biggest creative bottlenecks — unfocused, inconsistent, lazy action.

Like I know what I should be doing, and yet…I do nothing. Or I start something, but quickly take a break, because I don’t want to commit.

Part of me knows once I do get involved, hours go by and I lose track of time. Maybe I’m afraid of this because I have poor time management and too many other things to do also. idk.

It’s strange because I love making art and music and all this stuff. But I keep putting things off for some weird fear of failing or not being good enough or knowing that once I finally do start/finish, I’ll never be able to stop (commitment issues much?).

I don’t know what my issue has been, but I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.

So this reframe has been helpful.

What if my laziness is actually doing someone somewhere a disservice.

What if your unique experiences, personality and take on things is exactly what someone needs right now?

Doesn’t that light a fire under you?

It totally does for me.

So I’m sharing it here. And I’m gonna do better, which means more (finished) music, more art, more content and more blending it all together (like my vision that I’ve had for so long).

Don’t waste your gifts. The world needs them.

Later ✌️

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