Rec | DON'T FORCE YOURSELF

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Rec'd on 🗒️ How do you force yourself to be productive when you’re just not feeling it?

perhaps not the advice you are looking for but over the years i've found that when it comes to creative work, sometimes you just have to walk away for a little bit. read, watch a movie, go get coffee, move on with your life and eventually the words will come to you.

@carley

2d ago

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@timtam

i fear i needed this

2d ago

@carley

@TIMTAM i'm glad it found its way to you then 🫶

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