I'm starting to hit that wall where enthusiasm runs out and you have a choice to either continue on the path or decide it's just not worth it. It happens so often in my life, and my usual choice is to set aside what I'm doing and look for something else to do. As a person who grew up in an instant gratification world, it's so hard to stick with anything when you aren't getting what you want, let alone something that by definition isn't likely to turn into something big enough to be sustaining as a career. Where do you draw the line between patience and delusion?
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://gunthrek.com/2021/03/02/performing-when-you-dont-feel-like-it/