How To Create Art (And Work) That Lasts
There is this idea that if you just make great stuff—if you’re authentic and cool—it will just happen.
There is this idea that if you just make great stuff—if you’re authentic and cool—it will just happen.
Compulsion to do is the opposite of being. It’s the opposite of being present.
“Why am I telling myself that I’ve been harmed?”
The worries and anxieties of daily life seem to fall away when we stand next to the ocean or walk through a beautiful park.
We tell ourselves we don’t have time to prepare too much because we have other things going on, or we tell ourselves we’re not going to prepare because we haven’t been paid yet.
Most people with a public persona tell you that the downsides outweigh the upsides.
So fight it. A lot depends on whether you win the battle. Hopefully these books will help.
No Pressure. Just Write.