Fulfilling work

It’s possible to be humble and learn from other people while also recognizing that the best strategy for you is the one closest aligned with your unique personality and skills.

A few things happen when you do.

You do your best work and have the most fun when you’re not burdened by fear that someone else thinks you’re doing it wrong.

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Sometimes maybe it’s best, in art and writing, to be as dumb as possible, follow the joy, because at the very least that's real. And there, you’ve taken the first step towards the truth.

It is not that I’m some grumpy person who thinks that some people are great and others aren’t, in some predetermined way—I think you can to a large extent decide which kind you want to be. But if someone else isn’t measuring up, I have no idea how to convince them to do so. So I look for people who have already decided.

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

I was unwilling to be trapped by something that looked successful on the outside, but felt like shit on the inside.