Thoughts
“it feels horrible to create from a place of defense. For example: you will find it exceedingly difficult to write if your motive is trying
to convince people that you are not dumb, or not boring, or if you’re hoping that you will not offend anybody.”
“talent doesn’t feel like you’re amazing. It feels like the difficulties that trouble others are mysteriously absent in your case. Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.”
This one hits too close to home. I often get very frustrated because it doesn’t feel like I’m good at programming, it just feels like everyone else is weirdly bad at it.
“let’s say you’re listening to a piece of music. Are you sinking into it, awash in emotions? You’re in the appreciative mode…A lot of capable, intelligent people suffer because they do not have the ability to switch out of the evaluative mode, or even notice that they’re in it.”
https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/50-things-i-know