THE GAP by Ira Glass
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THE GAP by Ira Glass
It's so frustrating when you have good taste, but your taste exceeds your abilities. I’ve been feeling this so much the past year. If you find yourself in the midst of the mud, I urge you to let the gap between where you are and where you want to be inspire you instead of be an excuse to beat yourself up. I aspire to Isak Dinesen’s way: work a litt
... See moreTous ceux d’entre nous qui font un travail de création… le font parce qu’ils ont un goût sûr. Mais il y a cet écart… Les premières années, ce que l’on produit n’est pas terrible. Ce n’est pas génial. Ça se veut bien, ça a l’ambition d’être bien, mais ce n’est pas si bien que ça. Mais notre goût — la chose qui nous a poussés dans cette voie — est to
... See moreRyan Holiday • L'ego est l'ennemi (French Edition)
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
... See moreYou make good work by (among other things) making lots of work that isn't very good, and gradually weeding out the parts that aren't good, the parts that aren't yours. It's called feedback, and it's the most direct route to learning about your own vision. It's also called doing your work. After all, someone has to do your work, and you're the clos
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