I think things have gotten a little too extreme. It's not a choice between : (a) locking yourself away, 24/7, working on art (b) spending an hour a day on art and the rest smoking blunts It's about choices. You have an hour to spare. How do you spend it? That's what it's about. Life is full of choices. The generally…
I wasn't under the impression that anyone was saying you should call all of your friends and say "Hey sorry we can't be friends anymore I need to do arts 24/7," followed by breaking up with your girlfriend. (You just need to cut back and make sure your girlfriend understands there might be times when she has to remind you…
I can see how anybody who wants to refute the message of this thread would look like a lazy good-for-nothing and I agree that they likely have a hand in it (It's not like I can provide evidence of something). While it is clear and true that the nature of the world and business means that only the most dedicated and…
Well that's better than nothing right? It must be hard to just break a lifetime of habits and then form new ones instantly. Ideally the days took off for art would grow into the normal day. Again on the message about doing what you love - and therefore being the 'wrong fit' for this career and getting told to forget about…
It's not that I don't want to hear it, it's just poor advice to tell someone to give up everything until you've become successful. How do I know? Let's just say I'm probably a wee bit older than you and I've been working full time in architecture for the last 10 years. So I've hit a certain level of success all while…