A quote by Jack London
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A quote by Jack London
The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it. He knows that when the Muse sees his butt in the chair, she will deliver.
Steven Pressfield • Turning Pro
Artist Chuck Close once said, “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.”
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
“The advice I like to give anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work.
All the best ideas come out of the process... See more
All the best ideas come out of the process... See more
Inspiration is perishable—act on it immediately.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
What if, unlike John Winsor and Sebastian Junger, you lust after the quest to create but have not yet discovered how to lean into fear?