The drawing advice that changed my life

In 2016, I received some advice that changed how I draw and who I am. This is that story.

[hammywoods]

"Thinking about stuff is not doing stuff" hit me like a brick

[butasimpleidiotwizard]

I feel really called out by this advice

[oreamaredesigns]

“Using thinking as procrastination” is
EXACTLY what I do. This is a great video, thank you for all your content! Inspiring.

[BossMovesOfficial]

"Motivation doesn't lead to action, action leads to motivation" - Mind BLOWN 🤯

[pavoljurcak]

There was this quote I once saw that fits here really well:
*"If you commit to nothing, you will be distracted by everything."*

[fenwyn]

"Action comes before motivation" - I need to glue this to my freakin wall.

[kathygrant]

As a creative person who suffers from too many hobbies, this hit home really, really hard. Thanks for sharing!

[JulieHiltbrunner]

I'm on drawing day 359 thanks to your advice. Just checking back to let you know I just moved into my very own studio space. Your advice has changed everything for me. Thank you. Sending LOTS OF LOVE!

[zasvedogovore]

“I am not afraid of a person who has practiced 10000 kicks, but I am afraid of a person who knows one kick but practices it for 10000 times.” - Bruce Lee

[LowestofheDead]

So basically "I can do anything, but I can't do everything. And that's okay"

[staceydevlin]

Oh my gosh, this is spot on!!!
I used to have an art room (spare room of house) and I had every art supply known to man…but I would go in there and sit at my desk and literally be paralyzed!! I did not know what I wanted to do!!
One thing I knew I was good at and that was hoarding art supplies 🤦🏼‍♀️

[AngelBirdo]

"Act, THEN get inspired" holy shit I think THIS is my life changing advice. Most of my writing comes from a place of inspiration, which I tend to get often, but with ADHD, I never worked on the same thing.

My one drawing a day is going to be a cat, I think. I'm gonna draw my cat, Bebop, every day for a year. I will try to update this comment every week or so :)

[DavedaGreat]

“Thinking is a form of procrastination...” that’s a sentence I needed to hear👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[FranktheDachshund]

Every now and then YouTube recommends a real gem to me.

[EskChan]

As someone who just started drawing from scratch with 30, the thinking is not doing part is really what I caught myself doing a lot (and am doing even now). I have spend the last 5 days looking up the best way to learn drawing, what to focus on, I have watched 70 tutorials on youtube about what to start first and how to progress from there. But do you know what I haven't done for these past 5 days? DRAW.

[dragonflylover]

At a crossroads in life. 50. Can't work. Creative. How to support myself....list goes on...this dilemma in my head of how to fix it and this video comes to me from nowhere!! Absolute perfect sense! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

[SanlyLiuu]

When you came here for lil drawing advice and heck now it feels like Ive figured everything in my life.

[kokuten]

For anyone who is reading the comments

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[khua_codm]

I am learning music production, vocal engineering, programming, drawing and animation at the same time. When he talked about laying bricks and expecting a mansion.. IT HIT ME HARD

[adriankapratomo]

this is not a drawing advice, this is life advice.
thank you so much for sharing this