#i'm juggling 5 drawings at once rn

[gremnda]

i watched last life a few days ago from bdubs' pov and please take this drawing from my hands. they are insane. they're both cold blooded murderers. they love each other so much. i can't think about them too long or i'll perish

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

How do you find time for fandom when working full time?

Oof. Really feel I'm the wrong person to ask when it comes to this kind of stuff - I'm notoriously bad at doing things that aren't just what my job/studies require. Most of it is just standard time management I'm afraid... but I do have a few things I'm testing rn. So, let me tell you what I'm trying out to improve myself on this front.

Make a list of things, like hobbies and skills, that you want to do or practice, and pick three to five that bring you the most joy

Split it up into tasks. For me, a long of my fandom stuff is creative oriented, so I make... more lists - right now, I'm making time for art/drawing, writing, and analyses. Then I just keep adding any ideas I have to these lists. Make it a checklist if you can! It doesn't matter if the project is feasible, write it down! Have it all in front of you so you don't forget anything. If something is no longer exciting to you, then move it to the bottom of the list but don't delete it. Check things off over time if you complete them. Even just mulling over your ideas is good

Create a biweekly schedule. I say biweekly because there are going to be some weeks where it's just not happening, either due to circumstances or just plain exhaustion (usually the latter for me - I'm very low energy). Space out your hobbies and don't overload your schedule!

Write down even silly things like "drink coffee/tea" or "make/eat lunch" and then check them off once you do them. Trust me.

Whatever day on your schedule you've decided, make sure you do that hobby you've scheduled for at least 5 minutes. Usually, once you get into it, you'll want to keep going, but if not, then at least you did 5 minutes. Something is always better than nothing at all.

If you can't even do the 5 minutes, forgive yourself for it. No one is productive under guilt. Trust me.

If you find yourself with some time after doing daily tasks, and your hobbies you listed aren't scheduled for that day or you already did it, and have some more energy, that's when you do 5 minutes of other things you like to do that aren't your favourite pastimes but still enjoyable

I hope this is at least something to mull over, and that it's slightly helpful. Hey, if you want, you can try it out with me, anon! I wish you luck! I know it's very stressful to not know how to juggle all the things we have to do with what we love. It's fundamentally prioritization, and reminding yourself that even a little of doing what you enjoy is far better than forfeiting it. Yeah?