Do what you can't

I don’t know very much [when I start.] I write my way into my knowledge. Then, if I’m lucky, I get a break. That’s why it’s so important to get started. Because however awful starting is—and it is absolutely awful—when you get into it, when you’ve got ten pages, which may take two weeks, then you can build.

Just start. If you find yourself a slave to perfection, remember these three things: 1.More than likely your need for perfection is simply a symptom of your fear of failure or your tendency to procrastinate. 2.Almost no one is doing anything perfectly. Join the crowd. 3.Just starting something, as imperfect as it may be, already makes you better th

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