Discipline you never thought you needed

[ZombieOwl]

Hey there! I've been recently disciplining myself to sit down nearly everyday to work on my comics for at least 15 minutes at a time.
That's been doing pretty well, especially now that I have a kitchen timer to get me started

The funny thing is, because comics are a fun hobby for me, I can't stop once I start!

I like that I can get in the zone and the boring stuff gets done more quickly(blegh coming up with ideas), but I feel like I kid who doesn't want to stop playing. Before I know it, I'm super late for bedtime XD

My next step in discipline is STOP drawing so I can go to bed on time.

How many of you have been trying to discipline yourself? Any unexpected challenges?

[DiegoPalacios]

I have disciplined myself to complete a page in a week, but i still have to develop the habit of working on it daily. The 15 minutes everyday sounds like a good plan. I should give it a try

[Kamikaze]

Been updating a comic or an image on our comic for 4 years without stop. Every post day SOMETHING goes up. I think for me the biggest struggle is much the same as yours @ZombieOwl - once I start it's REALLY hard for me to stop!!

[ZombieOwl]

I highly recommend it! I think it's going to get me on track with weekly updates, and maybe build a buffer :o (at least that's what I'm hoping for!)

[dawgofdawgness]

Problem 1: Can't get myself to start on comics
Problem 2: Once started, can't get myself to stop

Solution: Fill up your schedule so you'll WANT to start working on comics. Would you rather
a) go to work
b) comics! fun! drawing! hooray!

[kaiwang868]

I've got this image on my desktop all the time. To remind myself.

Get started and just keep swimming, just keep swimming~

[lil-sea-salt]

I do 30 minutes a day. But that's exactly how I started. Sometimes I get so into what I'm doing I'm there for 2-3 hours.

It's lovely, but I do often have to wake up at 4:30 am for my job so it sucks when I get to work.

But hey this is a dream job for me. I'm so grateful for all of this so it's worth it.

[Nullyish]

My goal is one panel a day but if the panel is simple I try to oush it to two. I also try to get weekly exercise but thing usually happens during weekends so can’t really tell I succeed on that area.

[Ayumi]

I have read a similar topic this week, with some helpful advice about discipline/schedule. It is something I really need, because since I work, I have less and less time and sadly mood for draw my comics. I started this week to sit down at least for 1-2 hour to draw every day after work. Yesterday my husband even made the dinner instead of me (He can't cook, we just ate hamburgers XD but it was sweet from him). I wonder how long I can do this discipline, because it really works well. My main problem is that I can color only at weekends, because after spending 8 hours in front of the computer due to my job, (sometimes with headache), I just can't feel to color... -_-

[hjfsdh2222]

I really can’t work when I’m hungry (−_−＃)
The problem with that is that I don’t like cooking. So I kinda wind up just walking back and forth from my computer to the kitchen praying food will magically appear for a half-hour.

I have disciplined myself gradually but I think what’s more important is trying to make my comic fun to draw:/ I haven’t really been having a fun time with it

[Hodge]

I have a 30 min drawing study practice session thingy every day that I started years ago. Kinda became routine for me at this point haha, but in the beginning I had to really discipline myself to take it seriously and care about improving in art. Though its also doable in the time frame, and if I want to continue drawing I have comics . . . though sometimes I just continue to sketch for hours and made no progress on my comic haha.

[Penni]

I usually have to discipline my self to do something other than writing! I usually have to structure my day with the idea of "you have these things to take care of before you can write." If I miss writing then I will usually get up a little early the next day so I can work on it. The weekends are the worst because I have more time on my hands.

[Zhengo]

I have to keep reminding myself to get up every hour or so to walk around and do some stretches. Sitting around all day drawing is gonna ruin my posture and give me a bad back before I hit my 30s >_<

I'm already stiff as hell ;-;