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You've misread the article - he's advocating doing things you feel driven to do by your own will, rather than doing things you think you should (based on extern

You've misread the article - he's advocating doing things you feel driven to do by your own will, rather than doing things you think you should (based on external motivations). Of course those things will be difficult sometimes but you won't care. It's 'programming' for me - I have spent countless hours doing it; sometimes it's frustrating and difficult, sometimes I suck at it - but the drive is always there so I keep doing it, and still enjoy it.

karjaluoto 14y ago
You hit the hail on the head. My argument is that curiosity is more powerful than notions of what one "should" do. All things come with some level of challenge. Getting past such hurdles has a lot to do with how much you get out of the overall experience. Yes, hard work is required; and I'm no stranger to sticking with something. For more thoughts on this notion, read The Muck: http://www.deliberatism.com/editorial/the-muck/ http://www.deliberatism.com/editorial/the-muck/ I've done creative things for the better part of my life. This path has often been difficult. In spite of that, I find a strange pleasure in sitting down and putting pen to paper: be that in a drawing, something I'm writing, or in a new business idea. I'm not doing these things to improve myself. I'm just interested in seeing what the next thing might lead to. As a result, even the toughest parts become more tolerable.