Why You Should Create Without Thinking About Views

By Striving Mind Productions

There’s a moment every creator faces.
You upload your beat, your verse, your video, your art.
You refresh.
You wait.
And then—disappointment.
Single digits. Maybe no likes. No comments. No sales.

That pain is real.
But that pain is not the end.

This is your wake-up call, your reminder from the universe:
You are not your view count.
You are not your likes.
You are a vessel of something much deeper, more eternal.

Views Don’t Validate Your Genius

Let’s be honest—views feel good. They’re proof that someone out there is listening, watching, noticing. But when views become the reason you create, you hand over your soul to a machine that can never truly love you back.

And that’s when your art dies.

Not in a dramatic, fiery way.
But slowly. Quietly.
You start second-guessing your sound.
You play it safe.
You chase trends instead of truth.

Let’s cut that off right now.

Your Art Is a Channel

You ever get goosebumps after making a melody?
Or tears in your eyes after writing a line that hit too close?
That’s real. That’s magic.
That’s divine communication.

Every time you make something straight from your soul—without thinking about algorithms or SEO or what so-and-so on TikTok is doing—you’re speaking your truth.
You’re healing something.
You’re remembering who you are.

So why mute that to chase numbers?

Some of the Greatest Artists Were Ignored First

Let’s keep it 100.
How many legendary artists were slept on in the beginning?

• J. Cole was handing out CDs in the rain.

• Tyler, The Creator was mocked for being “too weird.”

• Nina Simone was rejected by music schools because of racism.

• Van Gogh died broke and misunderstood—yet his art lives forever.

They didn’t stop.
And neither should you.

Creation Is the Healing

You’re not just making beats.
You’re not just writing rhymes.
You’re processing pain.
You’re releasing pressure.
You’re finding joy again.

Even when nobody listens, your soul is listening.
Your inner child is listening.
Your future self is watching every time you don’t give up.

Creating without thinking about views is a rebellious act in today’s clout-driven world.
It’s choosing freedom over performance.
It’s saying, “My art matters because I matter.”

The Views Will Come—But That’s Not the Goal

Don’t get it twisted:
Growth is real. Strategy matters. Marketing is powerful.

But never at the cost of your heart.
If you're only creating for external results, you're building a house with no foundation.

But when you create from the inside out?
When you build with intention, with passion, with fire?

That’s the kind of work people feel.
That’s the kind of work that finds its way into playlists, hearts, and history books.

You Already Won

If you created something today—something raw, something honest—you already won.
You beat resistance.
You beat fear.
You beat silence.

So next time you sit down to make a beat, write a verse, paint, dance, speak—
Don’t check the numbers.
Check your soul.

Does it feel true?
Does it feel you?

Then keep going.
The right ones will find you.
But more importantly, you will find you.

Written for the dreamers. For the bedroom producers. For the lonely poets. For the misunderstood geniuses.
Keep creating. Even when nobody claps. Especially then.

– Striving Mind Productions