Scott Belsky On Insecurity Work
This makes intuitive sense. If your identity is entirely tied to one aspect of who you are—whether it be your job, your net worth, or your “success” as a parent—one snag, even if it’s out of your control, can shatter your self-esteem.
Simone Stolzoff • The Good Enough Job: What We Gain When We Don’t Put Work First
While the emotional undercurrents of self-doubt can serve the art, they can also interfere with the creative process. Beginning a work, completing a work, and sharing a work—these are key moments where many of us become stuck. How do we move forward, considering the stories we tell ourselves? One of the best strategies is to lower the stakes.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
our current anxieties of income inequality and work dissatisfaction are only amplified in the digital commons. There is always someone else in our network having more fun, making more money, or getting more psychic value out of those connections.