Reading can be an escape for me when I don’t want to work (create) anymore. I can be reading a really good book and situate myself in a different place temporarily; to relieve myself almost like a drug I guess. But at least by the end of it, I feel like I’ve used my time wisely and got something productive out of it. It does help me re-focus and calm down whatever anxiety I have at the moment. I guess what I’m trying to say is that typing this does exactly the same thing what reading gives me, that I can get tired of doing it and treat it like work. while get back to creating, which shouldn’t be “work”. you know what i mean? is it even possible for someone to fully express who they are through just their work? i’m guessing that would be the difference between an artist and a musician…stfu I’m stuck.