I am not a good painter.
I have no intention of ever selling a picture.
I, therefore, have no need to be good. This free’s me up to simply paint and try to be better each time.
This is one take away I have from Seth Godin’s “The Practice”
I can use painting as a practice for practicing the mindset of practice. Simply painting to practice at getting better at painting and at the same time practicing a practice to get better at practicing. I don’t feel I am an imposter in painting, and I am better than I was a year ago.
There are also side benefits of painting. It is an activity I can do with my kids. Some of the art I put on my walls which helps remind me of the practice and saves a little bit of money as well.
But the most important is learning how to focus on improvement and letting whatever value comes out of that as secondary.