#and honestly in my first sem... my priority was making friends rather than my work

[modernday-jay]

dude i love your blog so much and admire your work immensely - i was wondering if you had any advice on keeping up an art blog while attending law school?? you seem to do it so well and i'm starting law school next year which is making me worry about being able to keep up with my art (something that i love)

hey there! first of all, thank you sm im glad you enjoy my content :D and second of all, congrats on getting into law school!!

honestly im probably not the best person to ask this since im actually… terrible with time management, but i can talk about my experiences!

tbh i think im really active on here rn because im currently in lockdown, so i’ve been off work and all of the uni stuff is done online through zooms meaning i’ve had a lot of time to just sit and draw. normally during the semester im a lot more busy and don’t update here as frequently, but the circumstances im in rn allow me to go a bit crazy with art.

buuuut that aside, when it wasn’t lockdown, i just tried to draw whenever i had spare time or felt like it. i think the worst thing you can do is put pressure on yourself when it comes to art (unless you have deadlines lmao) because that really takes the fun out of it. plus, i won’t lie - the workload of law school is kinda tough by itself.

im not sure where you’re from so it might be different, but you’ll probably have to dedicate a lot of time to reading and work. australian law school is heavy with this and im sure it’s the same in most places, but over time you’ll figure out how to skim read the useful stuff and filter out the rest. i suggest watching eve cornwell on youtube! she was a law student in britain and she has tons of videos with tips and tricks on how to study effectively. this one in particular is useful. work smart not hard! 

also! don’t forget to focus on your social life too. uni’s a really fun opportunity to meet people and go to events. when everything was in person, the best part of uni was trying out new restaurants and drinking with my friends lmao. it makes the whole experience worth it honestly! 

now... this is getting really long so i’ll finish up here: you might have to sacrifice your time for art here and there but it’s definitely possible to keep it as a hobby, at least from my own experience! you’ll just need to find that balance with some trial and error but everything will work out eventually! 

#OKAY TURNS OUT TUMBLR DID SAVE THIS TO MY DRAFTS AND DIDNT DELETE IT #IDK WHAT I WAS ON WHEN I COULDNT FIND IT AFASJFA BUT HERE! #take everything i say with a grain of salt tho #im just a first year and still just trying to figure it out #and honestly in my first sem... my priority was making friends rather than my work #SO IDK HOW GREAT MY ADVICE CAN BE ON THIS #but!! honestly enjoy urself because whats the point of uni if you dont #finding good mates will honestly make everything so much easier #asks!