Ho ho ho… There goes yet another year of hanging out with us here at COLOURlovers.com! We do believe that this year will be even more awesome and full of breakthroughs in art and design. However, another year is an opportunity to work on ourselves and take the future into our own hands. Today, we are looking at the New Year resolutions a Colourlover would make.
This year I will…
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Learn something new out of my comfort zone
The world around us keeps on spinning and technology surprises us every day. Soon, robots and flying cars will be something we can all enjoy; but until then designers can take a great part in shaping this new world. Follow the trend of designing virtual reality, print your ideas in 3D, enjoy limitless opportunities to create and inspire millions of people worldwide.
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Balance work with my social life
We are quite busy little bees, aren’t we? Freelancers are often known for taking on too many projects, getting overwhelmed and exhausted at times. As much as we love what we do, our creativity needs some time off, to bring even more enchanting ideas to the table. This, as well as the fact that humans are social beings, is why we need to spend more time relaxing, with friends, live. Our computers are becoming our best friends, and as much as the relationship with a machine seems easier, we all need human factor from time to time. So make that time.
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Stop procrastinating
Sure, procrastination is our ally when we are in the creative industry, but think about how less stressful it would be if we’d replace the time we spend doing nothing (nothing means Netflix, overeating or another season of “Friends”, again), by doing something actually meaningful for ourselves. Maybe it is not just about not procrastinating, maybe it is about making that procrastination useful to our minds and our bodies.
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Only choose the work I really want
Sadly, humans often seem like money making machines, always wanting more and never catching a breath. Choosing to do the work you actually enjoy will help you increase the quality of your work, and make you better paid at what you do. You can replace quantity with quality, and make the same amount of money by doing less. Only thing you need to do is dare to do so.
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Organize myself better
Yes, I know, despite all the apps and calendars, we always seem to lack time. This is one of the burdens of living in a century with constant flow of content – too many events to attend, skills to learn, deadlines to meet. Maybe rather than trying to squeeze it all in into one perfect schedule, we should prioritize better, ask ourselves what matters to us and why. This will help clear out our to-do lists from everything we don’t actually enjoy that much.
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Be optimistic even in a plane crash
You know the feeling very well – the whole world collapses around you, it seems like you can’t get anything done in time, stress is turning you into a neurotic cookie monster who didn’t sleep for days. It would be nice to take this chance and get a clean start by remembering how all those groundbreaking situations ended, and so will all the next ones.
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Play more, create more
Ever since we started seeing it as work, we experiment and play much less. It’s good to remind ourselves that we are still artists, and we should goof around more, developing our craziest ideas, for ourselves and nobody else. Use this resolution to truly get out there, meet other artists, take a brush and a pen into your hands again, play like a child and let the creativity that changes the world come outside of your inner child.
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Travel for inspiration
Art residencies are perfect if you are looking to take time-off to discover something new. Get inspired by another culture, new food, different fabrics, colors and patterns; get inspired by new languages and art forms you’ve never seen before. Let yourself be amazed by a new continent, astonishing nature, exotic music and dance styles. Hitchhike, drive, fly. Fall in love. Create a network of people whose work you appreciate. Just take your time being a digital nomad for awhile.
2019 is the year in which we challenge ourselves in every aspect. This is the year to decide whether we will try to keep up with the rotation of the Earth, or join the movement and spin it with our astonishing creativity and humanity. This year is about being bold, breaking the borders we’ve created, and changing the history of mankind forever. Learn a new programming language, visit a new country, and try another art form.
Remember, you are the change you want to see in the world.
Happy New Year!
COLOURlovers team
About the author:
Nina Petrov is an activist, poet, performer and mathematician. She communicates with the world mostly through words, movement and equations, but sometimes also by speaking very loudly. The only truth she could say about herself is that she keeps changing every day, never stops learning and interacting with her surroundings.
