How To Get Addicted To Drawing

feeling demotivated?

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my favorite dopamine podcast episodes:

shorter vids for your goldfish attention span:

0:00 intro
1:20 rats experiment
3:20 short term arc
4:36 novachrono (long-term arc)
7:11 why you're never motivated
10:28 actionable steps
10:54 healthy baseline
12:42 achieving intrinsic motivation

[everywhereattheendofemilyp]

I actually am a dopamine deficient rat.

[TheNRFH]

Something that should also be mentioned is that when you are forcing yourself to continue, make sure when you are almost done that you are having fun or change to something more enjoyable before you finish. If you finish and stop drawing and find that to be reliving, like "few, I'm finally done" your brain will start to associate you being done as the dopamine because you wanted to be done so bad. So make sure that when you are done that you had a good time and that getting up isn't reliving.

[ltanella]

I've seen tons of videos on "how to get motivated" and they all say things like "just do it!" And it doesn't work, this video is a motivation goldmine!

[Dragonaiis]

There was a point in time where I was hyper-motivated by art. I’m talking hours and hours of drawing every day just because I loved it. The biggest drive for me was the satisfaction of creation. It didn’t have to be a masterpiece either. Whether it was a construction that looked really good or finding colors that blended well together, when something small worked, it made me want to try the next thing.

[TripleEightss]

the 10, 000 hour rule has kept me going for years now. it doesn’t matter if your bad at a skill right now. do it for long enough and you will get good at it. thats just how our brain works.

[robo]

dopamine defficient rat is my spirit animal

[randomRyze]

The very final statement in the video: “Don’t spike dopamine prior to engaging in effort, AND don’t spike dopamine after engaging in effort. Gain dopamine from the effort itself.”

This is such amazing (and underrated) advice, and that really is the foundation of becoming addicted to making art.

[Seekingsophia]

We live in a world where everything and everyone is vying for our attention. Companies employ psychologists and other experts to hook us, making it challenging to stay motivated. One tip that has worked for me is to trick your brain. Decide on something you want to do—read a book, learn a Rubik's Cube, go for a run—and tell yourself you'll start for just five minutes. Use a timer that's not on a phone or tablet, then dive in. If five minutes seems daunting, start with one minute, or even just 30 seconds. Once you've tricked your brain into starting, you'll often find that an hour has passed before you know it. As someone diagnosed with ADHD, I know it's possible. You've got this!

[emilycarey]

You know what happened while I listened to this video?
I picked up my iPad and began to draw. For the first time in a month.

Thank you.

[thenew]

Lots of people call dopamine "the pleasure hormone", but I think a better term to understand how it actually works is "the motivation hormone". It's what motivates you towards the things that give you pleasure, it's not the pleasure itself (that's mainly caused by other hormones, like serotonin).

[zibsidian]

"Don't spike dopamine before engaging an effort and don't spike dopamine after engaging an effort. Learn to spike dopamine from effort itself."

Damn, that's some of the best advice I've ever heard in my life.

[FrostyFlakee]

This isnt an art skill. This is a life skill. Im currently failing classes and Im going to use this to improve my grades and art. Thanks man :)

[brianwiirre]

Being creative is hard work. Artists that have already developed amazing skills may seem like it’s easier for them but that isn’t true. At one time, they were at the same level you are. If you’re telling yourself it’s harder for you to draw than it is for others, you’re lying to yourself. Don’t waste time looking for the magic solution. Just keep drawing. Keep trying to draw something you struggle with. Everything in life that is difficult becomes easier with practice. Everything. The reward isn’t actually your results, the reward is the knowledge and skill you gain along the journey.

[Volonanostress]

Having adhd, i also think this is a perfect explanation for how i felt before my diagnosis. People with adhd usually have a lower level of dopamine production in their brain leading to low impulse control, higher vulnerability to addiction and lack of motivation.

[arknark]

Can not state enough how beneficial it is to just do something you REALLY don't feel like doing. I've been doing charcoal drawings everyday for a few months now, and there are times I get off work and have nothing left in me, but I do the drawing anyway, and usually 5-10 minutes in I can feel the power surging through my body. It's like magic.

Great video dude, you're killin' it

[wewonbro]

For the last four years of my life, I hated going to school and had no motivation for anything; just watched TikTok all day. It made me so depressed because every day felt the same and I had no bigger picture, goal, objective, or purpose . I quit all social media and decided to pick up software engineering and just went on to learn all there was about computers. When I wasn’t learning, I would do nothing, which forced me to WANT to learn. I unknowingly did exactly what you explained in this video, and it’s cool to see what was actually going on in my brain during this time. The spark that made me change was realizing most of our lives or at least a big portion of it is spent at a job. And I already hated school, so I couldn’t imagine being somewhere I didn’t want to be for most of my life. I decided to pick a career where I could learn and become better every day, so that going to work was just me perfecting my craft by practicing it . Instead of going to work because I have to for the money and then get home and enjoy a little bit of the time that’s left in my day.

[amanda]

This video be like "science, science, science..." and then "There's this guy ZUCC. And Zucc had me by the BALLS" 😂

[voidspooks]

Friendly reminder to all my nerodivergent peeps. Not everyone has a normal level of dopamine. If you have ADHD, YOU ARE THE SECOND RAT. You do not have the actual chemical necessary to be motivated. Don't beat yourself up over it, and don't try to fix it using methods made by and for people who DO have that dopamine. This guy has some great advice, just remember to be kind to yourself and find the best ways to help you and ur brain.

[Oakleyiam]

this isnt just a drawing vid, its a self improvement vid. thats why i love these. thanks alot for making the videos you do. :)

[Mazurecki]

"Instagram's algorithm had my sense of humour down to perfection"
first meme "when you peg him after he comes back from his Amsterdam trip and he doesn't squirm and bite the pillow anymore"
you're my kind of people