02-01-2014, 09:09 AM
Couple of things too. Sleep deprivation from stress (I include the time/hours available stress all artists seem to go through at some point in the learning stages as bad stress) or insomnia or bad habits, is decidedly bad. Sleep deprivation from motivation, inspiration, creative spurts etc I think are actually not a bad thing at all if not sustained for too long. And if it ties into being an owl, you shouldn't feel guilty about that at all.
I'm an owl too, but I love that feeling of waking up at 6 or 7 and if i actually get down to it by 10am I feel like I've already achieved a day full of work, and still have the whole day ahead of me. So yeah those are two opposing ideals. I recognize that naturally I have better intuitive motivation and insight at night. The morning stuff is more a sense of efficiency and self worth than anything else. Both are useful. Waking up isn't the issue for me, it's the not distracting myself with bullshit in the morning because it's not my natural time for inspiration and creativity. Damn frikkin internet!
I'm an owl too, but I love that feeling of waking up at 6 or 7 and if i actually get down to it by 10am I feel like I've already achieved a day full of work, and still have the whole day ahead of me. So yeah those are two opposing ideals. I recognize that naturally I have better intuitive motivation and insight at night. The morning stuff is more a sense of efficiency and self worth than anything else. Both are useful. Waking up isn't the issue for me, it's the not distracting myself with bullshit in the morning because it's not my natural time for inspiration and creativity. Damn frikkin internet!