@karenxchengAug 7, 2023 · 0:15 · golden hour - Piano Instrumental
If life was a painting Tutorial: I made this using @Photoshop generative fill, painting each frame one at a time. I learned this effect from @Paolo , who has some great tutorials on his page -- Hi if you're reading this i took some time off, i haven't posted in a few months. i was tired, really tired my body was exhausted. my mind was exhausted. i found myself getting easily overwhelmed by the smallest things what was wrong with me? why couldn't my body keep up? and I realized, I've been pushing my body all my life overruling it to serve my goals and finally I needed to listen to it so i took some time off to rest, to take extended breaks from screens and it's been good for me A while back, @Jonathan Gaurano told me about this quote: "In a world where we feel the need to be constantly visible — for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success... Don't be afraid to disappear for a while and see what comes to you in the silence" - Michaela Coel, in her Emmy acceptance speed And I think content creators are so afraid to disappear because algorithms penalize us for it. If anyone who works at IG, TikTok, or YouTube is listening: My wish is for the algorithm to be designed in a way that supports and encourages content creators when they take breaks, instead of punishing them. Social media companies have gotten successful by making them as addicting as possible, but this has real costs on society. I hope we're at a tipping point where tech will be designed more mindfully in the next few years. -- A few books that helped me on my break: - Molecule of More (taught me about dopamine addiction) - Stolen Focus (how technology affects us) - Issues in your tissues (for burnout, stiff muscles, back/neck pain) I'll be taking more breaks. I don't know how long, or how often, or when the next one will be, but I'm going to keep taking them as needed 😌 -- Shot & edited @karenxcheng Produced by @jonathangaurano Fruit scene @@colette.peri @noaproductionstudio Cyclist @ brooks Sound design @julianb_rd @likuidaudio Painting effect @Adobe @photoshop #generativefill which I learned from @paolomarkthree (see his page for tutorial)
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