Ever find yourself not be able to enjoy others work because of envy

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Have any of you ever found yourself not be able to enjoy somebody's work because it makes you feel down that you think you'll never be as good as them? It seems like I spend more time feeling envious of other people's skills than trying to develop my own.

 

And it's not even something I do on purpose, and it makes me feel horrible when it happens. It's a feeling I wish I could just let go of, it feels like it holds me back.

 

Anyone else ever had this problem?

[termenchecks 146]

i did a while ago too. until i started doing my thing all fucking day until i became pretty good at it. give it a shot.

[AngryGamer432 155]

Yeah I do it a lot. Especially with artwork I like it but i envy because I will never be as good as them.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Thatpony124

[Spatsi 151]

Yeah, I know that feeling. Instead of thinking "he's awesome!" I think " I'll never be as good as him, I'm worthless." But i try to avoid it, it's not good.

[Princess Ariona 402]

No, I'm a hobbyist not specialist and I'm totally fine with that. I can also draw more detailed pics if I will go and take some lessons in art so it's like " I will never be as good as others ".

I'm pretty much fine with my current skills and I really enjoy watching others different artwork styles in drawing, shading...etc Sometimes I learn from them a lot.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Princess Ariona

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Like alot of artists, I'm really critical on myself when I try and draw something, look up someone else's work, and then see that they did in better. But I still enjoy seeing other's work nonetheless.

[Demiurge 108]

Though it is natural to see others' work and to want to become as good as them, you should focus on developing your own skills instead of worrying about not ever reaching their level.

I see drawings of Final Fantasy characters all the time that are a million times better than mine and I feel jealous or envious of that person. But you just have to remind yourself that you don't know what your possibilities are. You could be a way better artist than them and just need practice. Continue drawing (or writing or making music or anything) and in time you'll learn to recognize your errors and learn how to fix them.

That being said, I should mention that in no way do I consider myself a great artist. I too feel envious of others' work. But a bit of self criticism is always needed, you know?

 

EDIT: I'm a parasprite now! Beware as I devour your village and multiply like crazy! Muahahahaha!

Edited August 21, 2012 by Demiurge

[NavelColt 22,883]

Only with fanfics, as it's the only sort of 'art' I'm able to do. And I've gotten far better than I used to be, the more I've practiced over the years.

[Jalaton 155]

I get that feeling sometimes when I'm looking at art but if it does happen I remind myself that that person probably put a lot of time into improving and since I only draw on occasion it makes sense that they'd be better than me. For fanfiction though that never happens since I'm usually too busy enjoying the story and because I feel I can get to that level if I keep writing.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Jalaton

[Motion Spark 7,811]

I don't feel jealous or envous of better artists, instead I ask how do they do that and this, to learn, because I know I can do the same.

 

What I feel is a little bit of anger or perhaps and an unnecessary dissapointment with myself, when I put my drawings out there for everypony to see and they find a lot errors and mistakes that I end up feeling down, and when somepony else post his/her ugly drawings (yeah, I think they are ugly), everypony tell them that it's so awesome, that he/she should keep up the work, and that it's excelent but with minors flaws, when the drawing in reality is crap, and well THAT makes me feel down ...

 

I could never be such a liar and lie to the artist, when something is crap I say it, they are flooding the artist with fake hopes, that's why I prefer not to post any opinion if the drawing is like really bad,

[KakeiTheWolf 652]

Actually, quite a lot. I have the problem that, when I listen to people remembered through the centuries for music, or even looking at youtube or DA, I think about how bad I am compared to them. Then I starting beating myself up over all the little mistakes I made, which further makes me feel like crap.

[PonyEcho 1,610]

not rely know i draw drawing is something i do just for fun i never try to compare because there are more people who spend more time drawing then me, however i do get a bit envious when someone does their first drawing and its better then my most recent one.

[Juggler 345]

That happened to me quite a lot in juggling. Especially when I saw people getting gigs at big places when I was stuck in my training hall. But I have learned that they have probably worked a little bit harder than me (but in some cases known the right people and got extremely lucky). I have learned to focus on my own career and don't care too much about what jobs others get.

[kirbyboi 588]

Don't worry, I understand how you feel.

 

I admit, I am jealous of one person in my school. He's basically Mr. Pefect: Gets good grades, smartest in the whole school, has plenty of friends, mature, plays Minecraft, and anything else (he is not a brony).

 

He makes me look like a jerk. I used to be his friends, but he then somehow turned into a big jerk. He literally gets respect for repeating the same old memes over and over again, and gets popularity from it.

 

I feel so bad when I get jealous though. I would never do anything to hurt him, but for some reason I cannot control my jealousy. I understand. But either way, you are a good person, and nobody is perfect (even though I may sometimes think so).

[DashPony 359]

I get that way with music sometimes. I'll hear music from Aviators, Mandopony, Forest Rain, ect and think "There is no way i'll ever be as good as them. Why bother? " It really kills my motivation to keep producing music.

 

I try to not think about it though. It's best to try and enjoy others work for what it is, instead of comparing it to your own