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"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in t
by thefaux 2y ago
"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself." ― Chuck Close
Close is a complicated person but the quote holds up.
- CuriouslyC 2y agoShowing up and getting to work is a great mantra for people who already have traction. For people that aren't, that's a recipe for burnout, as you need space and time to keep pushing in the face of uncertain returns.