It doesn't mean that if it's a lazy Saturday morning, then I can write.
I love this saying from Sir Dom's presentation:
Like any other creative process, any other art form, writing, even just for a blog, is demanding in its own unique way. I would rather doodle all day than squirm my butt trying to finish a post. Though informal, a blog post is still a micro-essay; it has to make sense and it has to be complete (well, sort of).
What makes blog writing funny (as opposed to "fun") is that one doesn't have to do it. Most of the time, there's no external reward and there's no punishment either for not updating your blog. The motivation is purely internal; it's something which cannot be grabbed from somewhere else.
But, I guess, what makes it tantalizing to write another post is the fact that it's quite gratifying. It's gratifying overcoming resistance. It's gratifying finishing something you don't like in the first place. It's gratifying pouring out your soul, no matter how laborious it must be, into words and sentences conjured out of thin air.
So there you go. Another post. Another point of resistance surpassed.
I love this saying from Sir Dom's presentation:
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. - Andre Gide
Like any other creative process, any other art form, writing, even just for a blog, is demanding in its own unique way. I would rather doodle all day than squirm my butt trying to finish a post. Though informal, a blog post is still a micro-essay; it has to make sense and it has to be complete (well, sort of).
What makes blog writing funny (as opposed to "fun") is that one doesn't have to do it. Most of the time, there's no external reward and there's no punishment either for not updating your blog. The motivation is purely internal; it's something which cannot be grabbed from somewhere else.
But, I guess, what makes it tantalizing to write another post is the fact that it's quite gratifying. It's gratifying overcoming resistance. It's gratifying finishing something you don't like in the first place. It's gratifying pouring out your soul, no matter how laborious it must be, into words and sentences conjured out of thin air.
So there you go. Another post. Another point of resistance surpassed.
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