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Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk.

Drawn from what George Saunders, Steven Pressfield and 1 other said

Subjectsambitionmotivation
What these subjects mean

ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.

motivation What makes effort feel worth it: the neuroscience of wanting to act, apathy, dopamine, and habit.

On the topicIs discipline the answer?under our view: Discipline and showing up are what work On the topicWhere does creativity come from?under our view: It comes from turning up and doing the work often, not from inspiration

What they actually said

  1. George Saunders American short-story writer and novelist Write something, in any old mood – feeling great about it or terrible, doesn’t matter. On the Perils of Self-Assessing...georgesaunders.substack.com · 6 Aug 2026All 6 korrents from this piece
    Their wordsWrite something, in any old mood – feeling great about it or terrible, doesn’t matter.

    Where this was said

    ↗On the Perils of Self-Assessing...georgesaunders.substack.com

    6 Aug 2026

    All 6 korrents from this piecethis one is 6th

  2. Steven Pressfield American novelist and non-fiction writer It doesn’t matter what creative field you’re in. Keep showing up day after day, and the game of numbers will work in your favor. Talent Is Bullshitstevenpressfield.com · 1 Jul 2026All 2 korrents from this piece
    Their wordsIt doesn’t matter what creative field you’re in. Keep showing up day after day, and the game of numbers will work in your favor.

    Where this was said

    ↗Talent Is Bullshitstevenpressfield.com

    1 Jul 2026

    All 2 korrents from this piecethis one is 2nd

  3. Nick Cave Australian songwriter and writer I also have an affinity with artists who treat their craft as a job and are not dependent on the vagaries of inspiration — because I am one of them. Like most people with a job, we just go to work. Do you think it is more important to find inspiration or to get to work and write?theredhandfiles.com · 29 Jun 2021All 2 korrents from this piece
    Their wordsI also have an affinity with artists who treat their craft as a job and are not dependent on the vagaries of inspiration — because I am one of them. Like most people with a job, we just go to work.

    Where this was said

    ↗Do you think it is more important to find inspiration or to get to work and write?theredhandfiles.com

    29 Jun 2021

    All 2 korrents from this piecethis one is 1st

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