Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
Being an artist means to be continually asking, “How can it be better?” whatever it is. It may be your art, and it may be your life.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
The notion that I do my work here, now, like this, even when I do not feel like it, and especially when I do not feel like it, is very important. Because lots and lots of people are creative when they feel like it, but you are only going to become a professional if you do it when you don’t feel like it. And that emotional waiver is why this is your
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Persistence
Dogged determination is often the only trait that separates a moderately creative person from a highly creative one. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
It’s easier to persist, I think, when you see your work as a practice—an ongoing process of improvement—instead o... See more
Dogged determination is often the only trait that separates a moderately creative person from a highly creative one. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
It’s easier to persist, I think, when you see your work as a practice—an ongoing process of improvement—instead o... See more
When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete. Just as Resistance has its seat in hell, so Creation has its home in hea
... See moreSteven Pressfield • The War of Art
To create something is a daring, beautiful act. The architect, the author, the artist—all are building something where nothing was before. To try to create something even better than anyone has ever done it before is even bolder. Sitting down at the computer or with a notepad and committing to pour yourself onto it is a scary proposition. But anyon
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