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Seven signs you’re a real artist (Subtle Maneuvers)

Mason Currey · 31 Mar 2026

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Money is a paltry measure of a thing's worth, yet it is the measure we all live by

Their wordsMoney is such a paltry measure of a thing’s worth, and yet it’s the measure we all live by, as Van Gogh knew all too well.

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  1. Our reading

    Money is a paltry measure of a thing's worth, yet it is the measure we all live by

    Their wordsMoney is such a paltry measure of a thing’s worth, and yet it’s the measure we all live by, as Van Gogh knew all too well.

  2. Our reading

    In some fundamental sense, the best creative work happens when you don't know what you're doing and stay outside your comfort zone

    Their wordsThis is one of the throughlines of all my books and this newsletter: that in some fundamental sense, the best creative work happens when you don’t know what you’re doing (or how you’re going to pay for it)—when you get yourself outside your comfort zone and then stay there, and keep returning there as much as you can.

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