Finding creativity while unemployed
It's been two months since I was let go rather abruptly from my 9-5 job, and managing my time and emotions without the distraction of work has been a very steep learning curve. The last time I spent this much time unemployed was during a very rough time of my life, and at times it's difficult not to sink into that same sense of hopeless confusion that is so familiar. Well meaning family and communities always advise getting back into creative endeavors during down times, but as anyone who's suffered the grind of working in American society probably knows, it's difficult to escape the toxic productivity mindset, and getting myself to actually ENJOY any activity that doesn't make me money is excruciating. I've spent countless weeks hunched in front of sketchbooks, word documents, video games, and what-have-you, all while the sense of I should be doing something more productive than this gnaws at my guts. The good news is, I'm getting there. Baldur's
