Creating more, away from deviantArt

Hi!

Well, this message is just to say that I've just decided to unplug my deviantArt (and Facebook too) everyday from now on but Mondays and Thursdays.

Why? I feel that I became very addicted to this website, and it's taking out my precious time that should be used to learn, practice and create art.

Of course, I've been learning a lot with all the amazing arts in dA, tutorials, critiques, tips about books or other websites, comments, contests and so on. But I need a limit to really apply into practical use everything of that.

So, if you don't get an answer of mine so fast, just remember this decision, and please wait a couple of days.

And then, Mondays and Thursdays will be also my days to submit new artworks. I hope they will get better and better. By the way, the process to submit stuff on dA and to all the related groups I've joined (and putting them on my Facebook too, translating descriptions to Portuguese), oh, how it takes time...

Update:

[Well, today was my first Monday in this scheme. And while I succeeded in not coming here through the weekend, I spent too much time here today. So, I think I need an even harder rule: it´s decided that I´ll be allowed to come here just before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m.; and in this last case, just if I managed to work/study/create for at least 8 hours during the day.]

Update 2:

[First Thursday in the scheme! Yeah! I managed to be off dA through Tuesday and Wednesday! It was so tempting, but I could accomplish my target. Really good. I had been sad because I wasn´t dedicating myself enough to study or create art last weeks... But now I could! My productivity got much better. This proved to be really the right decision.

Oh, and in this week I also could submit my first novel to 9 publishers by mail! (Last week I had sent to other 8, by e-mail!) Time to go back to one of my other 10 book projects, eheh. I hope I can finish and publish some of them in some years...

But... Today I realized that I need to add one more rule: I cannot come here overnight, after 12 p.m.. So, the "before 8 a.m." is ok just if it's already really morning, daylight. This rule is to prevent me to spend all my night over 12 p.m. on dA, as I was almost doing now... Eheh.]

Update 3:

(May 6th)

Well... I passed through April almost entirely forgetting this rules. Maybe I should try again, in behalf of working more on more arts, both visual and literary (and on my Japanese studies too, eheh). I think I´ll try from now on coming here (at least to publish stuff) just on weekends now! Weekdays mean days to work and create!

See you around! Hugs and cheers!
Mauricio Kanno