Drawing everyday for 365 days: Some Learnings

On 2nd May 2020, I decided to start a new project - draw something every day for a year. 365 days later, I completed the project, and these are some of my learnings and realizations.

1. As expected, my drawing skills levelled up - In comparison with last year's drawing, there is a massive improvement in colour usage and overall line quality.
2. The average time taken to go from the ideation stage to a presentable or decent state decreased drastically. The latest illustrations have more details compared with last year's.
3. As I progressed through this project, drawing something every day acted as fuel for all other day-to-day activities. It is much easier to enter the flow state now.
4. This project allowed me to experiment with different styles of illustration. I now understand what style works for me and the areas that require improvement.
5. On the flip side of things, there is burnout - I almost lost interest in drawing altogether. Some days I drew just for the sake of doing it, which had an overall negative effect.
6. And yes, I did cheat on few days. By cheating, I mean tracing over images from Unsplash or Pexels, as I was completely out of creative juice to come up with an idea or do the initial sketch.
7. Other projects and personal time took a hit. On average, I spend 1-2 hours daily on this project, which means very little time left for other stuff.
8. Limited social media attention - 97% of the posts performed poorly on Instagram, where I did the daily posting. From the start of the project till now, I gained 80+ followers, and most of them were friends

And that summarizes this project. Thank you for taking the time to read through my experience.
You can find the entire drawing set on my Pinterest board.