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May 11, 2012
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Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good.
It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story.
It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.
-Ira Glass
May 8, 2012
Dear World,
In case you were having doubts on whether or not to visit the state of Michigan, I might add that they have pink forests and red farms.
Just so you know,
-joy
*Michigan really does have some beautiful geography, and naturally holds a special place in my heart.
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April 27, 2012
*Camping! I had my first outdoor adventure in awhile a few weeks ago and will hopefully do more this year.
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(photo via Orangette)
*Read these words from a Buddhist monk recently in a post about distractions and multi-tasking, “When you’re chopping a carrot, be chopping a carrot”. I desperately need to practice this-reign in my many wandering thoughts and be focused and present on the idea or task in front of me. So simple…yet so difficult.
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