SOME THOUGHTS ON THE REAL WORLD BY ONE WHO GLIMPSED IT AND FLED
It’s worth remembering these wise words from Steve Jobs when he was asked to address the graduating class at Stanford:
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Joyful Persistence: My Talk for the UBC School of Creative Writing Graduation
Sarah Leavittsarahleavitt.com
If you ever want to find out just how uninteresting you really are, get a job where the quality and frequency of your thoughts determine your livelihood. I've found that the only way I can keep writing every day, year after year, is to let my mind wander into new territories. To do that, I've had to cultivate a kind of mental playfulness.