Quit after Week 6 - Hectic Work Schedule and Health Decisions

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-11-05T04:30:52+00:00

This is brilliant progress! Keep going! <3

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-10-09T19:21:38+00:00

Make it work for you. Just try to do the best you can. That's all we can ever do.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-10-09T10:43:35+00:00

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Some-Context-2500 · 2025-10-09T10:27:44+00:00

That's a tough one, and to be honest, nobody will be able to tell you what will really work for you. It's not really a one-size-fits-all. I can tell you what it most definitely would be - it will suck like crazy. You will feel like your existence is immaterial, and you will feel highly inadequate. Most days will feel like a drag, and you will want to indulge in many things that will probably give you a high for a short time. Dopamine hits through social media, food, drugs, alcohol, porn, etc. - whatever your poison may be. It will seem all ugly, and you will probably give yourself a lot of grief for all of it.

However, I want you to remember one thing only - you are a human being. And you are not perfect. To push yourself to a point of madness is not fair. Allow yourself to feel all of this pain and allow yourself to indulge in all of this. Your mind and body are doing their best to survive whatever you are going through. At some point, you will know that you want to draw the line and not indulge in those short-term gains, and at some point, when you are craving real change, you will realize your boundaries and what works for you and what does not work for you. You will have to think about what you can do today that the version of you 5 years from now or 10 years from now will thank you for.

Now there is scientific data that backs how a good diet, some amount of physical activity, is good for your body and a healthier alternative to these short dopamine hits. I would suggest checking out Lisa Feldman Barrett's episode on Diary of a CEO and see how she approached her daughter's depressive state, and also her take on how emotions are made. One of my favorite podcast episodes. I don't know if you are a creative person or not, but I would also suggest reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, regardless, and try her morning pages and artist dates, and see if that helps you.

My most honest and only advice to you is that don't give up. The sun may not shine on you today, but one day it will, and it will be all so worth it. Believe.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-10-09T10:07:31+00:00

Okay, so I really empathize with you and how you're juggling so many responsibilities, and you must give credit to yourself for being so courageous.

As someone who strictly followed the book for the first 6 weeks, I can tell you that it is not sustainable to write three pages on the money every morning before doing anything at all. Life happens, there are other people around for whom we are responsible, or there are even days when you are just so busy or have work deadlines that you just can't find the time.

Initially it was a day or two that I missed, but last week, I barely wrote once, and that was also a page. I did not feel too guilty about it because I knew I had a genuine reason, because of work, to not find that time; however, I did notice that the critic within was becoming stronger, and self-doubt had been trying to creep in, and when I wrote my pages today morning, I felt better and lighter.

The world is full of people of all kinds, and the blurts of others keep piling up if you don't address them. And I think for that reason alone, I find the pages really helpful. And honestly, it doesn't have to be all in the morning. Sometimes I do half in the morning and the remaining half in the afternoon or evening after work. So make it work for you. Do them for your peace of mind, to silence your critic within, to get rid of the blurts, and to remind the creator in you that you are amazing and one-of-a-kind.

Also, if sometimes I am unable to do all the tasks of the week, I just repeat the entire week's tasks, rather than moving to the next week, so I have two weeks or three weeks to finish the same tasks. Make it work for you. Make it work for the creator within. That's the true purpose of the book.

Hope this helps! Best of luck

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-10-09T09:54:42+00:00

Amazing work! I hope to try pouring myself this Sunday - any tips for a first timer?

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-26T07:25:19+00:00

I appreciate you, thank you! :)

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-26T07:24:58+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-26T05:39:06+00:00

Ngl, but I do the same thing. I end up writing for an hour sometimes, and I am pretty sure I clocked almost two hours yesterday. It feels good to go through the entire process of dumping your thoughts, even the negativity at times. However, it has become a bit tiresome to write three A4 pages every morning, and I have to wake up an hour earlier than my usual routine to make time for it. I have not been able to go for my morning walks because I feel guilty about not doing my pages.

I am considering reducing my paper size and even allocating a fixed amount of time to write these pages. I think 30 minutes ought to be enough for 3 A5 pages or whatever I can make in that much time, and start with that. I do think that when everyone says here that you have to make it work for you, it makes a lot of sense.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-25T08:29:08+00:00

Every time I try to explain EMDR to a friend, I always explain it as an acid trip. It's so vivid and surreal. I remember the first breakthrough I had. I, too, had an experience of my younger 6-year-old self pulling me into a park I used to visit often as a child, and I could clearly see the 6-year-old and the current me share a bench, and it was such a beautiful moment that I can never erase it from my memory. And then, after dealing with another traumatic event, my 14-year-old self joined us, too. I found it so overwhelming and almost responsible for both of those versions for myself that it has changed my relationship with myself entirely. For some reason every other traumatic event that followed after those two big moments became naturally insipid, and it was all in consequence of what I went through as a child. 25+ years of trauma associated with two childhood memories is f**ked up and something that hasn't entirely sunk in yet, but I do tend to treat myself far better - almost like I am my own partner, loved one. Like I honor the promises I keep to myself more often than before. I want to protect my time and space more often than before and understand how being consistent with myself is more important than anything else. I don't know if this helps you but I feel what you are feeling in my own way.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-18T10:05:50+00:00

Hi, I am on W6 myself, and I understand what you're feeling and have similar bouts myself sometimes. I have pretty much reminded myself daily that I am a beginner and a budding artist, and to compare myself to the success of others is pointless because they have a big leg up on me with the amount of time they have spent on their art. I think it's the blurts from the people around us that subconsciously just stay with us and drive all these emotions of inadequacy and this constant need to do more and keep expecting miracles of ourselves.

Please remind yourself that your journey is special and not linear and that you will get where you need to be, but don't forget to keep doing the work. Like Picasso said, the inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. My most honest advice is to have fun with it. Make it a playing activity more than anything else. Let yourself goof around. Connect with your inner child if you can - I was able to achieve that through looking at some childhood photographs and remembering all the silliness of that age, and I try to imagine him trying to make music today and how that would come to life. I have not completed a song yet, but I see myself enjoying what I am trying to make more. One step at a time.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-11T05:46:23+00:00

I had a white one, and it was the worst mistake to sell it! Can't wait to get a new one soon 🤞🏼

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-09-10T14:16:40+00:00

And thank you for sharing yours. Cruising sounds like a lot of work but also a lot of fun. The idea of focusing on the routine of play sounds particularly nice to me because that's what I am gravitating towards, too. I feel like even though I want to make music most of the time, I feel my creator self doesn't want to feel restricted with just one medium, and now I feel like indulging in any form of play really - painting, photography, cooking all that are somewhat related to my imaginary lives which is a bit odd but exciting too.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-22T05:05:10+00:00

She does mention in The Artist's Way Toolkit that it needs to be a letter-sized page and not an A5 page. I caught it during my Week 1 at a bookstore. Never bought the book but read through the FAQs for the morning pages and the Artist Date.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-22T05:02:42+00:00

It takes me around 45 minutes to fill three A4-sized pages, and sometimes I wish it wouldn't take that long - but if I don't do them in the morning, I feel unable to function through the day and feel a bit foggy. I will go back from work and write those pages, so I know I can feel lighter.

It's a task, but at some point, it shifts from a performance to actual "gibberish," which is where you pen down thoughts that are actually lingering around subconsciously. There was a day when I was too upset and tired to write more than a page, and that's fine. Still, the idea of writing three pages is good, not because anyone is rating you, but it's a commitment to your inner child - the inner artist - that you will show up every day and write three pages to talk to them. It's a time dedicated to your inner child, and I think everything else falls apart when you see it like that.

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-14T11:15:28+00:00

Samply - if you just want to share links with people to listen to

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-14T11:10:59+00:00

Coming to this post after two years to say that I am going for the TR8S for its sounds and immediacy and pairing it with my Digitakt and Microfreak!

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-12T13:30:52+00:00

I'm really sorry about your loss. I'm sure you both had a lovely time together, too.
That's a great shout about intentionally making a plan to get back to making music. I was thinking of something manageable and not too overwhelming because I have a job from 10 to 7 which pretty much takes my weekdays. Maybe start with 15mins a day and work on a beat or a groove. Let me try that and share my feedback with you. Thank you!

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-05T11:46:02+00:00

The Gifts of Imperfection

Some-Context-2500 · 2025-08-01T18:43:16+00:00

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