What nobody tells people who are
beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that
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,
and 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 it’s 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.
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 it’s 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.
Ira Glass
It's not so Bad day :)
Dzień jak co dzień, sprawdzam pocztę, fb i pojawia się myśl... a co z moim blogiem? Jej, tak dawno tam nie zaglądałam. Z sentymentem przejrzałam posty, niektóre bardziej inne mniej udane. Mimo wszystko miło się ogląda rzeczy o których istnieniu się zapomniało :). Krótko mówiąc nie mam zbyt dużo czasu i możliwości na uaktualnianie strony. Co robię? Spełniam marzenia :D, studiuje i generalnie trochę się zmieniło od czasów liceum. W wakacje na pewno dam sobie czas na pobawienie się w "małego Artystę" i zmaterializuje trochę pomysłów które sobie skrzętnie zbieram.
Koszula wymusiła na mnie zrobienie tych kolczyków. Są nieidealne, wiem. Ale w tym cały urok :). Są moje, własnoręczne i to wystarczy :). Wybaczcie jakość. Obecny telefon nie ma smykałki do robienia dobrych zdjęć w zbliżeniu.
It's not so Bad day :)