Q:Hi Karly! Hope you're doing well and everything. I've been in a grad program lately that's allowed me to really embrace creative work through my jobs. It's been really cool to be able to experiment and output stuff more in my personal (I actually made something Wednesday themed that I might send over one day) and work life. The one problem is its become too cool and its all I can think about even over my homework. I came here to learn how to do one, highly-technical thing and now can't fathom a future where I'm not creating. My question to you is how did you know that this was the path for you and that you should lean into your art?

A: Your situation sounds very different than anything I have experienced so I’m not sure I have much advice to give….

But I can say in my situation that i have prioritized my art over everything… school, career, social life. It was the only thing I wanted to do and luckily eventually it was my career and became the foundation of much of my current social life (although I still prioritize making shit over seeing people lol)

I have other advise kinda in this vein in the productivity tag on this page if you wanna check it out. Just click “productivity” on the bottom of this post.