How to stop comparing you art with others?

@yvettegustafsson Uvett
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:25:14 +0000

@yvettegustafsson wrote:

I agree with what all of the above has said a 150% and then some, but here's a concrete tips&trick on what to do: What you are good at, you don't think about, it comes naturally to you, right? So when the moment comes, that someone says to you what you're good at,

write it down. Write down exactly who said it, what they said about your art and your special ninja skill and when they said it. Because when you feel like crap because of everything you're not good at, you can look at it for a while and cling to that thing like Jungle George clings to a liana <3

And second.. the things you look at others in a jealous way.. is that what you want to get better at? Then that's not jealousy, that's your next goal! Maybe you're not as into that thing as that person is, maybe it's not in you to fight and work to be just as skilled in that particular area, but it's something to put some extra weight in for a week or two, so you feel a little bit more confident in it. Until you find someone/something else to be jealous/be inspired by.

If you feel the jealousy but don't want to take the time to improve in that area, even a little bit, back away. Slowly. Eat a sandwich and do something that makes you happy for a bit, maybe watch Welcome to Sweden or another rad sitcom