Part of the reason why I enjoy making art is because it helps me to forget the rest of the world...For a while at least I forget all wars, crazy politicians...I only think about what I am creating. is nice when for a few moments I only need to think about what color I want to make a characters hair, what expresion they should have.
Yep, that'll do it for sure. Sitting still and doing nothing is another good way but that takes practice to still and quiet the mind.