Having a job can sure suck sometimes but it ' s the only honest , sustainable way to keep food on your own table and a roof over your head . You will get used to it just like the rest of us . And after you ' ve been at it for a while , you can strike a balance between time for work and time for art . Yeah , there are days I come home so drained from 8 hours of shitty work that all I can do is pass out . But most of the time I sit down with my guitar and write music . It ' s not clear what kind of art you ' re into from the OP , but if you are determined to get it out there and sell it you ' ll find time . There are 24 hours in a day and you only need to sleep 6 to 8 of them , and work 7 to 8 of them . That leaves between 8 and 11 hours to do what you care about .