This post originally appeared in 2018.

“How do you study to improve and how do you fit that study into your schedule?”

That was the tweet of a cartoonist who was trying to figure out how to find more time to learn the craft. I checked his Twitter feed from earlier that day. They had posted twenty tweets that day alone — counting replies to tweets, that number went much, much higher.

Earlier this month, I was actively promoting a Kickstarter, my Patreon, my comic, two podcasts, this website, and god-knows-what-else (making sure I was covering each of the Three Cs…). During that time, I rarely came close to 20 tweets in a day.

This person has the time to devote to learning comics, they’re just not using it.

For webcartoonists who are trying to improve their skills, I think social media is doing more harm than good.

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