It is not easy to hold creative hobbies. I love drawing and playing the guitar, and I try to do it as much as possible during my spare time. When I put the guitar on my lap and play random chords, a pleasant feeling blooms in me. But then, when I want to go further and jam something, that flow stops and I become blank. The same happens when I start drawing. What was the beginning of a pleasurable creative moment, suddenly disappears.
Leaping from imagination to produce something for fun is becoming harder and harder.
I think this is because design drains most of my creative energy. After a workday, I end up mentally fatigued and starting any creative activity demands significant energy. Many times I stay staring at a blank canvas or guitar strings seeking some inspirational path to land on.
Perhaps I need to split my day into focus mode chunks and set those creative hobbies in between. Or taking days off during the week and switching to a refreshed environment where I can not procrastinate. Silence helps me a lot with this endeavor. As years pass by, I appreciate the silence of my home office and some bits of sound made by the keyboard.
This is not a rant. I love design. And I would study design if I had to choose again. But I would like to find a way of keeping that energy to pour it into other creative activities that bring me the same joy.