Enjoying the Process

Delayed Gratification

Jul 02, 2023

Hey Friends

Hope y’all are loving well and enjoying this summer heat (if ya have it where you are)

Delayed gratification

Sneak peek for one of the title cards for my new video

I tend to fall into this kind of ADHD driven manic episode where I have a good idea and I need to concept, execute and get it into the world as fast as possible.

While this has resulted in some beautiful spur-of-the-moment ideas and the capturing of “lightning” (as Rick Rubin would say)

I don’t believe it’s terribly healthy.

While I do think creative ideas have an expiration date and you have to pounce when the iron is hot, taking your time is okay.

I recently was fortunate enough to secure a couple of upcoming brand partnerships with big clients and ones that pay very well

What does this mean though?

Well, frankly it gives me a lot more freedom this summer and the privilege to pursue genuine creative projects.

I haven’t been doing my best at practicing what I preach regarding slow growth and taking my time with things.

This whole idea was sparked by the video I am currently working on.

I’ve never been good at relaxing or taking my time with things though

For the past 4-5 weeks I fell back into the trap of wanting to post a YouTube video every week to keep this

Momentum

And

Growth

However

This time around I am practicing a more methodical approach.

This video (at the very least design-wise) is probably the proudest I have been outside of a few others

Like this or this

But Foreal, the project I made in this upcoming video was super rewarding and it took me a lot longer than most videos do.

I really hope the message translates and it does well considering the extra effort

BUT

I am going to try my best to set healthy boundaries between myself and any metric that’s out of my control

MORE INPUT GOALS

LESS OUTPUT GOALS

“I will produce a video I am proud of”

Rather than

“I want this video to get a lot of views”

Easier said than done, but that’s where I’m at with it currently.

This approach though applies to my design practice as well. I am trying to be better at working on bigger and more thought-out projects than these one-off pieces of “content/art”

More intention and detail-oriented

Delayed gratification on all fronts

What kind of long-term projects do you have going on? (or what to start)