Art hiding in a sketchbook can’t change anyone’s day. Let somebody see it.

Work that stays in the sketchbook cannot do the one thing it was made for, which is landing on somebody. Keeping it private spares you the wince of being seen, and it also guarantees that nothing you made will change a single afternoon for anyone. Both of those come out of the same decision.

Choose one piece and show it to one person who is not obliged to be kind about it. A group chat counts. If posting feels like too much, start with a printout handed to somebody across a kitchen table.