I love taking time to go to the movies and I think itās because of what you mentioned, a forced time out!
Also, love this: āAs for advice, either design your Patreon to be sustainable for the long haul, or leave a lot of room for change.ā such great advice, thank you for sharing!!
youāre welcome! my page is www.patreon.com/88bit
Thank you!
I wish it was too, haha! 
Hereās my patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/kirileonard
Like many of the others, I donāt think thereās such a thing as balance. Weāre at a transition period between the old, established media which still dominates and casts a long shadow over everything weāre trying to do, and the new media reality. But many of them run on unsustainable business models and theyāll eventually need to shut down.
Until then, all we can do is work as hard as we can to build up as much of a following as we can. That means long hours, and going above and beyond to deliver content and experiences to our patrons.
The internet has removed the need for gatekeepers. We donāt need to wait to be āpickedā. But that also means weāre competing with 7.5 billion people to reach an audience.
So, Iām working all the time. But then, I love what I do, so it doesnāt really feel like work.
Iām at https://patreon.com/universetoday
Iāve been seeing a common theme here of balance just not being realistic. Iām so glad you mentioned that since you love what you do, it doesnāt feel like work. I think a lot of creators (including myself) feel the same. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you to everyone who gave us quotes for our work-life balance series! We ended up writing THREE articles that give creators advice whether theyāre working full-time, part-time, or pursuing their creative endeavors as a side hustle! Hereās a post that links to all the articles:
Check it out and thanks for sharing your stories with us!
Hey! We also used some of your quotes in this 20 tips for balance roundup! Thanks so much for sharing 
I belive before finding balance as a creator on Patreon, you need to find balance in lifeā¦
I know way too many people who donāt know how to organize their time and theyāre always like: I donāt have time for anything! And Iām like: oh kidā¦ if I had your time I would do so many things with itā¦and I cry
Then I analize what they do andā¦ they actually DO have time, but they donāt know how to organize it. Itās a lot of wasted time.
There was a time when I had: full time job (programmer), artist (doing lots of commissions), univeristy (partial time), house chores (I live with boyfriend, we bought a big house so chores are endless around the house) and as a plus: you must visit family, you must have social life, go to conventions with a stand, take the dog to the park, you must have time for self care, boyfriend wants to watch movies because he boredā¦ and a lot more.
How to do everything? Good question. For me I didnāt even have to think about it. It just comes naturallyā¦ use google calendar, write down all the āmust doā stuff and I guess the most important: donāt be lazyā¦ Think what is the most important, priorities. It might cost a fight, or a sacrifice, maybe you canāt play videogames every day. Maybe you must cut off some family visiting or hanging out with friends so much. Are you willing to reduce time for other less important stuff?
I donāt know, but I guess itās all a matter of priorities. Itās like when my father said: you donāt have time for taking care of a dog. And I told him: I will MAKE time.
Because if you really want something, you make time for it and of course, reduce it from something else. You just need to sit and think what do you want to do with your life and stay focus on your priorities.
Anyhow, Iām not successful artist anyway, but itās for different reason. I started being a serious freelance artist 3 months ago so Iām still in the āgetting noticedā phase. I started Patreon 6 months ago I think, when I still had a full time job over my shoulders, and collegeā¦ I decided to leave my job (did it in june) to give this a try, becoming an artist, my childhood dream.
But yes, time management is first thing to think about.
Thanks so much Roxy, I completely agree with this:
Because if you really want something, you make time for it and of course, reduce it from something else. You just need to sit and think what do you want to do with your life and stay focus on your priorities.