mixed media on cardboard

after ranting about how im not pleased with my artistic output and feeling like i dont put much effort into my work, i felt like creating something with the intention of putting effort into it. i also figured that maybe the reason why i dont put a lot of effort into my art is because i use plain printer or drawing paper as my surface of choice, and since im always in abundance of that, i usually dont feel the need to put any effort into my art because i could just throw it away and not care. so why not use something thats not as disposable or cheap as paper, such as cardboard or canvas? maybe that will help me improve my art.