From the Inspirational Thought Unit
Ok, this is funny, but there's truth to it.
Author Neil Gaiman said,
"Writing a novel works best if you can do the same day over and over again."
NYTimes Commentator David Brooks said
"Great creative minds think like artists but work like accountants."
And the great American conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein said
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."
There's a temptation to quit your day job and jump head first into your passion. Or to rent out a cabin for a month and draw your entire graphic novel.
Sometimes I get frustrated with my week and say to myself that I wish I didn't have all this administrative garbage to do, and all of this other junk to take care of so I could just spend a solid 8 hours each day pursuing my art.
The thinking is that you just need more time. You don't need more time, you just need to chip away at your dream project or dream scenario on little bit at a time.
Where do you find it? Author Austin Kleon says:
"You find time the same place you find spare change: in the nooks and crannies.
You find it in the creacks between the big stuff--your commute, your lunch break, the few hours after your kids go to bed."
And I'll add: the few hours before everyone wakes up.
You can get a TON done by working in small chunks, at a sustainable pace. That's honestly how all of my self published books got made.
Be the persistent hunter. Create a habit of knocking out a little bit of your thing at the same time every day and be amazed at the results.
-Jake