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Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
And so it goes for virtually any skill. There is always a gap between being an apprentice and being a craftsman. The apprentice has the taste, but not the skill. The craftsman has the taste and the skill.
It’s easier to recognize beauty than it is to create it. You’re good enough to know that what you’re doing isn’t good, but not good enough to... See more
It’s easier to recognize beauty than it is to create it. You’re good enough to know that what you’re doing isn’t good, but not good enough to... See more
James Clear • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, and I really wish somebody had told this to me.
All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But it’s like there is this gap. For the first couple years that you’re making stuff, what you’re making isn’t so good. It’s not that great. It’s trying to be good, it has ambition... See more
All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But it’s like there is this gap. For the first couple years that you’re making stuff, what you’re making isn’t so good. It’s not that great. It’s trying to be good, it has ambition... See more
James Clear • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
There is always a gap between being an apprentice and being a craftsman. The apprentice has the taste, but not the skill. The craftsman has the taste and the skill.
James Clear • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
It’s easier to recognize beauty than it is to create it. You’re good enough to know that what you’re doing isn’t good, but not good enough to produce something great. When you find yourself in this frustrating limbo, the challenge is to never forget what got you there in the first place. Remember that thing that got you into the game.
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James Clear • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
Developing skills that are as good as your taste comes down to habits. The ability to “fight your way through” as Glass says, hinges on your consistency to show up and do the work. Can you build the habits required to make small improvements day after day?
jamesclear.com • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
Commit to the process and you'll become good enough, soon enough. Put in a volume of work. Close the gap.
jamesclear.com • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
"It takes a while. It’s gonna take you a while. It’s normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that."
jamesclear.com • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
This is what Ira Glass shared with young aspiring artists. Ira Jeffrey Glass is an American public radio personality. He is the host and producer of the radio and television series This American Life, broadcast to more than 1.7 million listeners across 500 different radio stations. and has participated in other NPR programs, including Morning... See more
jamesclear.com • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, but Never Says
Artists and creators become so because they feel they have a special taste to share, a special view of the world that is significant and different. But to really be able to bring it to life and share it with the world takes time and work.