Over the past few years I’ve become wary of a certain feeling related to my artistic hobbies like drawing and music production: the sense of excitement and “motivation” after I’ve acquired some new art-related material. It’s very easy to spend hours doodling with a new marker, writing in a fresh journal, or twiddling with a synth I’ve just bought. The next day, though, the new tool is a little less exciting, and so on, until it’s as normal as everything else.
