Thanks for keeping at it! On my other stack, I will write about the day when I told students I did not want to teach them sometimes. Pascal Bruckner wrote perpetual euphoria where he argued that we seem to be under the illusion that we must be perpetually and consistently euphoric and that this is terrible for our long term well being, because no matter how much you enjoy something, or how much you love a person, there will be rough times -- so enjoy the short bursts of euphoria, and keep chugging at it.
This newsletter is a good reminder to keep at it even when you do not feel like it. Nothign can be great all the time.
Nice, I didn't know Pascal Bruckner's reflection, but that's exactly what I wanted to explain. Indeed, we are not always euphoric, I don't want to write every hour of every day. There are times when I prefer to do something else (or nothing at all), but that doesn't stop me. I know what I have to do and I remind myself of these 4 ideas to get me going right away and not fall into procrastination.
Two of my favorite take-aways from this excellent article is to just write the piece and allow the readers to judge its merit and also that even the best writers and artists didn't know the worth of their own work. Those two ideas help me to spur myself onward. We will never know the full impact of our work for someone else. Ignore the stats reports. They're created by AI programs. Thank you.
Indeed, even the best artists have doubted whether their work was worthwhile. The only thing to do is to write, put most of our energies there and wait for readers and time to prove the worthiness of the work. No need to torment yourself with metrics. Everyone, even the best, has written mediocre works, it's part of the process.
Thanks for keeping at it! On my other stack, I will write about the day when I told students I did not want to teach them sometimes. Pascal Bruckner wrote perpetual euphoria where he argued that we seem to be under the illusion that we must be perpetually and consistently euphoric and that this is terrible for our long term well being, because no matter how much you enjoy something, or how much you love a person, there will be rough times -- so enjoy the short bursts of euphoria, and keep chugging at it.
This newsletter is a good reminder to keep at it even when you do not feel like it. Nothign can be great all the time.
Nice, I didn't know Pascal Bruckner's reflection, but that's exactly what I wanted to explain. Indeed, we are not always euphoric, I don't want to write every hour of every day. There are times when I prefer to do something else (or nothing at all), but that doesn't stop me. I know what I have to do and I remind myself of these 4 ideas to get me going right away and not fall into procrastination.
Two of my favorite take-aways from this excellent article is to just write the piece and allow the readers to judge its merit and also that even the best writers and artists didn't know the worth of their own work. Those two ideas help me to spur myself onward. We will never know the full impact of our work for someone else. Ignore the stats reports. They're created by AI programs. Thank you.
Hi Sue! :)
Indeed, even the best artists have doubted whether their work was worthwhile. The only thing to do is to write, put most of our energies there and wait for readers and time to prove the worthiness of the work. No need to torment yourself with metrics. Everyone, even the best, has written mediocre works, it's part of the process.