Day 5: A letter to Future Sam
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What: I wrote a letter to my future self, mainly to snapshot some thoughts and feelings surrounding a recent romantic transition.
Who: The intent was to email directly to a few close friends, but ultimately decided to keep this one just to myself.
Notes:
- I had a very hard time deciding what to "make" today.
- I have mixed feelings about the target of finishing something every day. On one hand, it feels like a useful pressure to keep my perfectionist tendencies in check. Plus I just like the way "make something every day" sounds. But on the other hand, it incentivizes me to focus on making small things. I think finishing larger projects will feel more satisfying, but I won't be able to finish them in a day.
- The pressure to finish something by the end of the day feels like a deadline that is taking the fun out of making.
- I started working on a video editing project, but stopped soon after, because I realized I wouldn't be able to finish it by the end of the day. This is not good! I need to think about how I want to reframe my mentality. Working on something and not finishing is better than not working on something.