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.
distracted
what would you do if you had a week completely alone, in a cabin, with nothing but the bare essentials? no internet, no car, no phone, no ipod. would you go crazy or would you relish the quiet?
sometimes I long for this situation to happen to me…is that weird? i can only imagine what i could churn out creatively without constant status updates and sports news. i’m struggling currently because my tendency is to blame technology for my lack of focus, however i’m constantly realizing more and more that i am the one to blame.
it is solely my responsibility to have the discipline to shut off distractions and allow my mind and spirit to create. i’m currently trying to work on my new songs in at least some capacity every single day. I always feel so much better when I’m able to do that. here’s to keeping it up.
