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Talent Is Bullshit

Steven Pressfield · 1 Jul 2026

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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.

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.

Also said by Nick Cave, George Saunders

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    He is not the most talented writer in the room and never was; what has carried him is the capacity to grind.

    Their wordsI’m not the most talented writer in the room. Never have been.

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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.

    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.

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