Creative Grief: Giving Up on the Ideas You Have to Leave Behind
Mature creators know that the ability to say “no” to a past idea is just as important as the ability to say “yes” to a new one.
Mature creators know that the ability to say “no” to a past idea is just as important as the ability to say “yes” to a new one.
Success is not a race against another person; it is a race against your past self. You must shift your metric of success.
We tell ourselves we are “gathering references” or “finding the vibe.” We scroll through endless feeds, refreshing our galleries, and telling ourselves that we are preparing to create.