Making Things Is Hard

First there’s the ecstasy of getting started, and then the incredible sense of having gained some momentum, and then... there you are. Squarely in the middle.

Making things is hard and I feel like that’s the most useful thing to say about it.

There is so much mystique around the creative life. It’s fetishized and coveted and seen as mysterious even by the people who inhabit it. We have a cultural script that says: There’s too much consumption, not enough creation! If you want to be a [tasteful/interesting/admirable/happy] person, you should make more things. But then also: Social media ... See more