What Brandon Taylor thinks about motivation

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American novelist and critic, author of Real Life, The Late Americans and Minor Black Figures; writes the newsletter sweater weather on literature and culture.

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1. 28 Aug 2026

   Our readingHard work does not guarantee that it will pay off.

   Their wordsI have accepted the reality that hard work does not mean that there will be a pay off for that hard work.

   ↗i quit reading and almost diedblgtylr.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

2. 9 months earlier

3. 17 Nov 2025

   Our readingHaving an external accountability partner makes people follow through on writing they would otherwise skip.

   Their wordsAccountability threads work! It brings me no pleasure to say this.

   ↗why i played tennis on book tourblgtylr.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece