/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4971142
>497
welcome to the cub

>>4971142
Never gonna make it
Is this what you want to hear?

yikes

Stop using the internet completely for at least a week

>>4971142
Good
You deserve nothing for not working hard

>>4971142
Once a few years ago my PC broke, phones weren't good for browing then so I had to spend my time actually studying and reading, even managed to get fitter. Of course I've lost all progress since. We are here forever.

10 minutes is 10 minutes, try 15 next time. then 20. then 25 etcetc

The real talent is the ability to sit for long times and work. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a bunch of youtube videos in my queue.

>>4971142
I know anything said on 4chan automatically gets reflected back at who said it, so can freely disregard what I have to say on this issue but I'll say it anyway: take a week off from everything that give you instant gratification. The Internet, vidya, television. If you can help it, don't even touch your computer. Leave it alone, find something else to do or just sit quietly and think about everything--life, what you want out of it, your story ideas, why you think you enjoy art. You could also write (just not by using the computer to do so; grab a pen and paper, do it the old fashioned way) or read, so long as you do the latter in moderation.

Basically, quit all your bad habits cold-turkey, experience slight withdrawal from not having instant gratification, and give yourself time away from everything. Even if it's just for a single boring day. What you're doing is resetting your dopamine release back to its original setting to make pleasure and excitement seem greater in tasks that you, as of right now, do not enjoy. I have to do this once every so often because the Internet, not even 4chan specifically, will very subtly train me to automatically waste time and create this ugly routine where after working for the day I'll get home and immediately reward myself by doing nothing.

If I step away from the Internet and give myself a break from it? Miraculously, after even a short time away from it like a week, I suddenly find myself taking pleasure in the little things again. Drawing, writing, cooking, even housework. So have a boring couple of days doing nothing, or go for walks outside or something, but stay off of technology. You'll be so fucking bored by day 3 that you'll actually draw because that'll become preferable to whittling time away.

It really does work and what's more, if you take your time to enjoy your work then you will prefer to continue doing that over shitposting and watching videos. But that's just my advice--good luck, OP.

>>4971513
Do this

>>4971142
>goes around posting shitty coom wojak
> proceeds to make a thread to vent
You deserve pain every step of the way

>>4971142
>spend 10 minutes drawing
that's way more than the average d/ic/k

>>4971513
this is probably the most useful advice offered here in awhile.
social media addiction is no joke

>>4971142
can't you just blacklist youtube and 4chan on your router?