no way but through

Why Can’t You Just Deal with It?

Rebecca Solnit - “underneath the task of writing a particular piece is the general one of making a self who can make the work you are meant to make.” https://t.co/hfVXl0yIp2

So every time you release a creative work into the world, or make a commitment, or take an action, despite being no more than 70% satisfied with your output or confident in your abilities, you’re not only bringing something into concrete reality. You’re also expanding your ability to act in the presence of feelings of displeasure, worry and uncerta... See more

First you learn the rules, then you transcend them. People sometimes therefore conclude that learning the rules is a mistake. But the rules are not a distraction from the true art, they are a path that leads you to it.