✨ The 7 Mistakes Everyone Makes With Art (And Why They’re Killing Your Creativity!)

🔥 “Google says art is ‘the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.’

But somehow, we’ve turned that into a pressure cooker of judgment, comparison, and performance.”

If you’ve ever thought “I’m just not creative,” or “I’m not an artist,” this post is for you.

What if the real problem isn’t your lack of talent or originality…but the lies you’ve been told about what art is supposed to be? Let’s "break the cycle."

Here are the 7 biggest mistakes almost everyone makes about art—and how to set yourself free.

🎨 Mistake 1: Thinking Art Is Only for “Artists”

Creativity isn’t reserved for the eccentric, the tortured genius, or the people with art degrees.

It’s the most human thing about you.

If you’ve ever doodled, daydreamed, made up a story, hummed a tune, rearranged your room to feel just right—that’s art.

You’re not excluded. You’ve just been misled.

🧨 Mistake 2: Believing Your Work Has to Be “Good” to Be Worth Doing

We’ve been taught that if it’s not perfect, it’s pointless.

But art isn’t about perfection. It’s about expression.

Your creativity is valuable even if no one claps.

It’s a muscle, a mirror, a method of healing. That’s not just worthwhile—it’s vital.

📉 Mistake 3: Confusing Virality With Value

The algorithm is not your God.

Just because something doesn’t go viral doesn’t mean it’s not important.

Don’t forget:

5 likes = 5 real people who resonated with you.

Even Van Gogh died thinking no one cared about his work. Keep going.

🧪 Mistake 4: Comparing Your Raw Footage to Someone Else’s Highlight Reel

You’re not behind. You’re not failing. You’re just on your own path.

Your story is valid. Your voice is needed.

Comparison kills creativity. Connection fuels it.

🚫 Mistake 5: Waiting for Permission

You don’t need a degree, a gallery show, or a magical green light.

You are allowed to make art. Right now. As you are.

Let’s revisit that dictionary definition:

Art (noun): the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination… appreciated primarily for beauty or emotional power.

Expression. Not perfection.

Imagination. Not replication.

Human. Not filtered. Not corporate. Just YOU.

💸 Mistake 6: Letting Capitalism Co-opt Your Creativity

Yes, it’s great when your art pays the bills. But not everything sacred has to scale.

Art doesn’t need to “go viral” or become a product to be worthwhile.

As I said in episode 5 of my podcast To Art Is Human, some things are valuable because they’re not monetized.

Create like your soul depends on it—because it does.

⏳ Mistake 7: Thinking You're “Too Late” to Start

There are no late bloomers in creativity—just people who finally said yes to themselves.

Start where you are. Today is a blank canvas.

Tomorrow? A world you’ve never lived in before.

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🖌️ Final Words:

Your art is waiting for you. It’s not too late. You’re not too much. You’re not too little.

You’re just one decision away from beginning again.

Create not to impress. Create to feel alive.

To art is human.