AH! this video is right on time for me. After almost a decade working a full time job by day and studying by night I have decided to definetely start my freelance career as a fulltime artist, with a semi-safety net that could support me for about 2 years. While I always look at other successful artists that have done the hard work in the formation years, I know that I can not really compete with that kind of experience, because I have never been abled to go to an art school, so my only way to possibly succed is indeed efficiency: in my organization of time, workflow, skillset. This is my only new year resolution, to be able to understand and apply efficiency to my time and work. Thanks Bobby!
I think advice to not work too much ignores too things: 1) when you're young, if you have drive, overwork will tire you but there is nothing else you WOULD rather do. 2) It's easy to think you worked "too hard" in retrospect AFTER you become successful. I think the question isn't "would you wish this on your children", but rather "would you give away your success for a less stressful environment 20 years ago". I'm pretty sure everyone would say "no".
Speaking as someone with a safety net, it's definitely slowgoing without a fire under your butt. On the other hand, I probably would have gone for a different career than art, since I really needed the time to build my art skills.
these are gettin better and better Bobby! always love hearing other artists stories about the grind.. Im in the middle and it really sucks so every little story keeps me going to get through the forest of freelance :)
Thank you so much Bobby, this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Its definitely been a journey learning how to balance my work load so that I dont burnout in the end. I especially can relate to the excruciating back pain when working for long hours. I love how you put it, do it "more like a marathon rather than a sprint that only lasts for short while". In it for the long run for sure ❤
Bobby, I relate SO MUCH to what you said in this video! The beginning parts, at least. The rest was very encouraging. I appreciate your realism about your experience, and also about the concept of balance and how that changes throughout the stages of your career. I'm definitely in the post-grad hard work/PRESSURE period of life right now, which is probably why this video was so encouraging!!
I'm so fan of you audio book: "The perfect bait" and its so nice to compare the process you had described on the book and the process you describe on this video. Learning also the impacts of working so hard had for you really put things into perspective, thanks, hope I don't need to much myself into the injury of extreme hardwork but still be able to grow myself to a professional level.
I can totally relate to your story, I have been through most of those stages during my carrer and besides having to adapt to certain art styles, business models, technologies, etc, you also need to adapt to youself on how your body and mind change through the years, it is a crazy puzzle with rules moving all the time, but I still love my job, totally worth the journey.
Balance is key, man. If you engage in exercises like martial arts, as I do, training helps you navigate situations where your body experiences a significant amount of stress. With consistent training, your body becomes more resilient, and these situations become easier to handle.
I'm now at the point where I've put extremely lots of work to get hired by the clients I wanted to work for. But now I feel I don't have that much energy any more and need to reinvent my schedule to not only work. However funny thing is, that my brain apparently got used to get satisfaction and joy only from work, so when I'm not working, I feel bad for it and I can't get satisfaction from other activities anymore😂
@@minhquango8708 whoa! That's kind of surprising to me... but then again, I was in school for a bit in Taiwan and it was very different from what I was used to so maybe it shouldn't be too surprising.
I am now going to hug my immigrant parents. This was so helpful Bobby! Felt like my big brother just gave me radical life advice and helped me think about my ADHD hyper focus and burn out differently
AH! this video is right on time for me. After almost a decade working a full time job by day and studying by night I have decided to definetely start my freelance career as a fulltime artist, with a semi-safety net that could support me for about 2 years. While I always look at other successful artists that have done the hard work in the formation years, I know that I can not really compete with that kind of experience, because I have never been abled to go to an art school, so my only way to possibly succed is indeed efficiency: in my organization of time, workflow, skillset. This is my only new year resolution, to be able to understand and apply efficiency to my time and work. Thanks Bobby!
I think advice to not work too much ignores too things: 1) when you're young, if you have drive, overwork will tire you but there is nothing else you WOULD rather do. 2) It's easy to think you worked "too hard" in retrospect AFTER you become successful. I think the question isn't "would you wish this on your children", but rather "would you give away your success for a less stressful environment 20 years ago". I'm pretty sure everyone would say "no".
wild how rewording the question hits different!
Speaking as someone with a safety net, it's definitely slowgoing without a fire under your butt. On the other hand, I probably would have gone for a different career than art, since I really needed the time to build my art skills.
these are gettin better and better Bobby! always love hearing other artists stories about the grind.. Im in the middle and it really sucks so every little story keeps me going to get through the forest of freelance :)
Thank you so much Bobby, this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Its definitely been a journey learning how to balance my work load so that I dont burnout in the end. I especially can relate to the excruciating back pain when working for long hours. I love how you put it, do it "more like a marathon rather than a sprint that only lasts for short while". In it for the long run for sure ❤
Bobby, I relate SO MUCH to what you said in this video! The beginning parts, at least. The rest was very encouraging. I appreciate your realism about your experience, and also about the concept of balance and how that changes throughout the stages of your career. I'm definitely in the post-grad hard work/PRESSURE period of life right now, which is probably why this video was so encouraging!!
I'm so fan of you audio book: "The perfect bait" and its so nice to compare the process you had described on the book and the process you describe on this video. Learning also the impacts of working so hard had for you really put things into perspective, thanks, hope I don't need to much myself into the injury of extreme hardwork but still be able to grow myself to a professional level.
I can totally relate to your story, I have been through most of those stages during my carrer and besides having to adapt to certain art styles, business models, technologies, etc, you also need to adapt to youself on how your body and mind change through the years, it is a crazy puzzle with rules moving all the time, but I still love my job, totally worth the journey.
Missed listening to you Bobby, thanks for the nuggets of wisdom 😊
Balance is key, man. If you engage in exercises like martial arts, as I do, training helps you navigate situations where your body experiences a significant amount of stress. With consistent training, your body becomes more resilient, and these situations become easier to handle.
I'm now at the point where I've put extremely lots of work to get hired by the clients I wanted to work for. But now I feel I don't have that much energy any more and need to reinvent my schedule to not only work.
However funny thing is, that my brain apparently got used to get satisfaction and joy only from work, so when I'm not working, I feel bad for it and I can't get satisfaction from other activities anymore😂
1:45 Holy crap! That would destroy me! Thats so toxic!
...there were a lot of feedback about that teaching style... even back then
Most local art classes I attend in Vietnam still apply this line up sadly 🥲
@@minhquango8708 whoa! That's kind of surprising to me... but then again, I was in school for a bit in Taiwan and it was very different from what I was used to so maybe it shouldn't be too surprising.
Wow I always see on Reddit people tying their art to their self worth and I was so confused why as a hobbyist. Maybe this is why
I am now going to hug my immigrant parents. This was so helpful Bobby! Felt like my big brother just gave me radical life advice and helped me think about my ADHD hyper focus and burn out differently
Bobby, why did you choose to be a hard worker? Is it just your personality trait or is art a career where you work hard or die?