I'd tell them to go and draw the stuff they really want and to come back when they again feel the need to improve further. That's what I ended up doing.

The need for DaB or any of the fundamentals won't ever go away. At worst they are only postponing the inevitable, or just quit drawing althogether. But that's kinda their decision to make, not your responsability.

DaB is tough work, it takes a lot of motivation, and people really have to decide for themselves if they want to do it or not. We can try to encourage and motivate them, but if they really don't want to do this then I don't think there is too much we can do about it.

My general rule is to tell people that it does work, with examples of how it does (like before and after pictures) and if they still don't want to do it, then let them go. They might find those skills elsewhere, or even give up, but that's fine, we're not here to save people. They might also come back later when they're in the mindset where they've tried everything else and there's nothing to lose by trying. This was the case for me. I became aware of Drawabox in 2015/16 and decided I didn't need it and therefore didn't have time. In October 2017, I joined the Drawabox Discord server and finally got started in January 2018. It took me 3 years to realise I did need it, but what really helped was actually seeing other people improve.

im going to do it, but not submit anything. Its a worthwhile challenge

As someone who is predominantly deaf, and a complete beginner, I am struggling with his videos. He talks in a monotone low voice and goes off on so many tangents, that it is really hard to follow. I cant seem to stay focused even for long enough to watch all the way through without going back and forth trying to figure out what he is saying and following along at the same time. I do have captions on, and it helps some, but I have to watch a few times so I can read once, then watch what he's doing, then back to reading, etc.

I am so new, that I know that I dont know what I should know and trying so hard to stay focused and not get flustered. I want to keep going, but really struggling at this point. It doesn't help with the negative head talk as well. Combating that with common sense - I cant judge my beginning by other people's middles or ends. I have never drawn much of anything, and taking this course to learn to sketch because I want to begin to keep an art/botanical journal and do some artwork for personal consumption. I suppose the course itself is a self-care in that it is incredibly reflective on yourself.