Is a suicide pact a good motivator?I'm trying to pick up a skill. Some people manage to pull it off in a few weeks. I'm giving myself a year. If I can't do something passable (not great, just okay) by the end of the year I'm just gonna kill myself.So far, I've wanted to quit. A lot. But I do think to myself that the rest of the year is gonna be really depressing if I don't even try. So I end up doing some practice even if it's not the absolute best and most motivated I've ever been in my life.Pic rel I guess. Trying to learn how to draw. I'm nowhere near this level yet (and it was given to me as an example of a shitty drawing so bad they used it as an example of how bad they used to be, which is a pretty extreme demotivator).
>>34615801>Is a suicide pact a good motivator?Honestly, having that pact in the back of your mind can mess with you. You start thinking, “Well if this all goes wrong I’m dying anyway,” and suddenly you’re not fighting as hard as you could. It becomes this quiet excuse to not give 100%, and that can turn into a self fulfilling thing. You tell yourself you’ll be the one who stays fully committed no matter what… but most people aren’t. It just stacks the deck against you mentally. You’re worth fighting for without any backup plan to check out. Give yourself the best possible shot at making it. Anyway good luck with everything.
>>34615801>"Is a suicide pact a good motivator?"No.
>>34615801get a job depressedcel
>>34615801if you're depressed, don't set a deadline. instead set a daily goal of THINKING about drawing for 30 minutes. notice I didn't say PRACTICING. Just try to think about it every day. watch tutorials. watch things that inspire you. start practicing when you feel ready and excited. reward yourself with practicing.the depressed brain doesn't have a healthy reward system. we can't just force ourselves to do things that we're not excited for.
