
How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care

So if a certain activity really matters to you—a creative project, say, though it could just as easily be nurturing a relationship, or activism in the service of some cause—the only way to be sure it will happen is to do some of it today, no matter how little, and no matter how many other genuinely big rocks may be begging for your attention. After
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Motivation for Creative People: How to Stay Creative While Gaining Money, Fame, and Reputation
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My underlying concerns in the book are issues that I struggle with in my own life: How do you do meaningful creative work while also earning a living? Is it better to devote yourself wholly to a project or to set aside a small portion of each day?
Mason Currey • Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Allow yourself to forget these tasks