Interesting post! Making stuff to give away or share with peers: both can allow us to be more playful, authentic and generous. And this boots motivation. 💪
I like this perspective. And I completely understand the motivation killer. Selling something for say $5 dollars so people can afford it seems demotivating when it took you weeks to produce.
But I think there is a way to combine all of these. It's basically you give your work away for free (purpose) but allow people to pay you if they want (#1). It's known as different things: pay-what-you-want, value-for-value, etc...
That's interesting, how selling work demotivated you. Do you do a lot of art swaps/trades with peers? I always feel like I'm not sure people want my art if I gift it to them, so when people buy it I feel that they genuinely want it.
Interesting post! Making stuff to give away or share with peers: both can allow us to be more playful, authentic and generous. And this boots motivation. 💪
I like this perspective. And I completely understand the motivation killer. Selling something for say $5 dollars so people can afford it seems demotivating when it took you weeks to produce.
But I think there is a way to combine all of these. It's basically you give your work away for free (purpose) but allow people to pay you if they want (#1). It's known as different things: pay-what-you-want, value-for-value, etc...
For me, this resolves the paradox.
That's interesting, how selling work demotivated you. Do you do a lot of art swaps/trades with peers? I always feel like I'm not sure people want my art if I gift it to them, so when people buy it I feel that they genuinely want it.
Thank you for validating this perspective.