Actors. We are, by nature, flexible creatures...
Time is so very Mental.
Really. This Most Valuable Currency is a 'made up' construct so that we humans can communicate.
Show up at the same place together.
Different families, and indeed cultures, treat time with exactitude or indifference.
How does Time Flow for Actors?
It can be helpful to think of the Work Lane first - more on that in a different post.
But the short version is, you are either in
Production (working)
Booked (you know when your next job starts, but it is at least a week away, usually more)
Ready (not currently booked but available to audition/accept offers)
Time will flow differently in each of these "lanes" of work.
None of this means you aren't in control of your time!
No matter how much 'work' you do or don't have, no matter what your family dynamic is, you have the same amount of time as everyone else.
If you see Time as limited, you will have limited time. Your brain, believing you don't have enough time, will seek evidence for that.
If you can...
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