Onto the next thing

Adam Neely recently posted a video about how he feels after finishing a large project or large concert. And I largely feel the same way after finishing a large concert or project. But I’ve always thought to myself, “on to the next thing.” I don’t know why, but that’s always been an easy thing for me to think about finishing something.

In the video he explains that he often feels directionless and a little depressed after finishing a large project. He then says that thinking, “what’s next?”, helps him to manage that feeling a little better because it focuses him on to the next project.

I recently finished two concerts. One with my youth orchestra. We recorded the performance because we couldn’t have a live concert with a live audience inside because of COVID-19 restrictions. The other was outside and in person with a live audience. Both were things that I’d spent at least 2 months preparing for and organizing.

And I’m happy they’re over and went as well as they did. I know there will be other concerts in the future and other projects to work on so I don’t feel that same depression and directionless feeling that Adam Neely is describing. But I have felt that way in the past after finishing large projects.

But that mentality of, “onto the next thing”, or “what’s next?” definitely helps manage that feeling so that you can feel happy after having finished a concert.

Another thing that’s helped me is realizing that there will always be another concert and another project to work on. There always will be something “next.” Sometimes it’s just about finding what that next thing is.

ISJ