Nathan Savoy

just tryna leave things a little better than I found them.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

I don’t acknowledge enough how lucky I am to be an artist.

The freedom and ability to turn my inspiration into reality is something I shouldn’t take for granted.

My materiel circumstances isn’t what I ultimately desire, yet I possess the key ingredient — creative freedom.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

Tweeting with zero followers is hilarious.

It’s just notes-to-self, which is perfect!

I’m under no illusion that I have anything of value to say — yet.

Maybe at some point I will. Maybe along the way somebody will be interested in following along.

Doesn’t really matter.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

This has resulted in a renewed sense of inspiration and drive to create — it feels like the only option I have.

And maybe that’s just the frame I needed.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

Anyone else feel like creating (art, content, products, etc) is now an imperative?

Music was always something I felt I needed to do, but in the sense that it’s something I enjoy, which makes life more meaningful.

I never looked to it as something to sustain me on its own.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

But now, as hiring slows for economic reasons and AI looms large over the types of jobs I studied for, creative work seems to be the only safe bet.

Monetizing art remains a challenge, but at least my efforts have some innate value, if only for myself.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

Sometimes I find myself frantically looking around trying to figure out what I ought to be doing.

But then I remember that I’ve set my whole life up around this one thing. Everything’s gonna be ok, just do the work.

[Nathan Savoy @nsavoy7]

Focus is important, and I pride myself on my ability to enter and sustain deep focus.

Issue is, I’ve been focused on learning about all the things I COULD be doing, rather than the one thing I’m actually trying to do.

TIL you can be focused on distraction.