E20: Win The Art + Family Productivity Game!

This is The Twentieth Episode of the Visual Scholar Podcast - With Tim Mcburnie.
In this episode I discuss two important issues that can collide! Family and Productivity.
Getting your art done with busy family life is a massive challenge. Often as Artists we need to have a level of focus and dedicated time to work. And Family life can be chaotic and... lets face it... not that great for productivity of all kinds.
There are a number of pretty simple productivity concepts that I use with my own life that I have found useful when it comes to getting things done with a family of 5. And I share them all here.
Many of these are well trodden paths in the productivity game. But I have found there are differences in the way they are applied to Family life.
I still use many of the same tools to tackle a fulltime art career (and more) that I did way when I was single and had all the time in the world... But with a few critical adjustments and modifications.
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This Podcast is designed to help you demystify the world of Art, Productivity, and Creativity. So you can get better faster, and enjoy your Art Journey. We discuss Drawing, Painting, Illustration and Entertainment Design. Along with Productivity and Career Advice.
The Visual Scholar Podcast is designed to help you demystify the world of Art, Productivity, and Creativity. So you can get better faster, and enjoy your Art Journey.
We discuss Drawing, Painting, Illustration and Entertainment Design. Along with Productivity and Career Advice.
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[@leecheykeen]

Congrats on your 4 month old! It's honestly amazing that you could make time to do anything at this stage haha.
This was a really nice insight into your life as an artist and a parent! It's nice to know that I'm not alone in the struggle to find time. I think the message to think of the long game really helps. It's easy to get tunnel visioned, thinking this is how it's going to be forever. 😅
You're right on the money with your talk about work filling the time alotted. I find myself constantly asking myself what I was doing with all my time before my baby was born. 😂
Great podcast as always, keep it up!

[@dianamorariu9763]

Gosh, this is so true! You have pretty much summed up my life in the first part of this video 😅 Thank you for all the insight, your videos are a huge help

[@mandrewraiford]

Excellent insights, sir. Although I am not a freelancer, I do work from home every day. The goals, rhythms, and approach you put forth for living a rich family life while staying productive and focused resonate so incredibly well.
You set words to some patterns I have held off and on over time, so it is encouraging to hear confirmation. The core idea I really liked is that of staying fluid and letting go of those expectations. I needed to hear that! Thanks for putting this out there!

[@torrentthom4734]

I'm over 40 and cannot imagine going too long without drawing. I really got into sketching/character design b/c it's one of the things I can do (and be around) while my wife/kids are doing their own stuff. Just a small sketch book, pencil, eraser: I can start at a whim, and put it away when needed at any time of day.

[@andi_pasti]

Thanks Tim, this was very insightful 😮 Kudos to you to manage the work life balance. I didn’t expect you to have 3 kids. And don’t worry if the output slows down a bit, I think you deliver enough and excellent videos for us.
Watching your videos motivates me more to work on my own comic again.❤

[@maximilian_degen]

Great video and just comes right on time. We are awaiting our second child in a few months and I know already that I will have to be even more efficient with my time and also bad time wasters. Glad you figured this stuff out and putting your thoughts out there. Greets from a fellow australian-based freelance concept artist.

[@pavels.3015]

thank you for this video, really great and useful topic

[@dertethra]

I have an office job and Indo not think I will do art professionally one day. It is a hobby to relax from working at a computer. ButI find myself using your advice in my dayjob too, and it is very helpful to fight procrastination.

[@zup9819]

Your macro-level art career advice is always a blessing

[@pepelepirate]

this will come in handy if I ever have a family

[@dianamorariu9763]

😂😂