Pick up a hobby and enjoy being a beginner
Whether its languages, knitting, gardening or picture framing, research shows that picking up a hobby is a positive way of focussing the mind and can lead to an increased sense of well-being.
[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26030115/]
All the information you need to feed your creative curiosity is out there online, most of it free in the usual places like YouTube or Pinterest. Or, for more in-depth instruction where people provide tutorials and advice, sites such as Skillshare charge a small monthly subscription. [https://www.skillshare.com/]
Keep it away from Social Media:
Leaving behind the continual drive for excellence is very liberating and opens up the joy of learning. Getting to know your hobby will be easier and more enjoyable without the pressure of posting to Social Media. By allowing yourself to be a beginner, you will be less concerned with achieving perfection and can get more out of the ‘doing’.
Practice makes good enough:
Dedicating a little bit of time to your hobby on a regular basis will improve your skills and help you create something larger than the sum of its parts. Don’t aim for mastery, rather, as author Austin Kleon puts it, practice more to suck less https://austinkleon.com/2021/01/02/30-day-practice-and-suck-less-challenge/