We all have been through it or are yet to go through it. That point when you feel the flame of excitement with whatever had to do with yoyoing begins to die out. Even if it is just a hobby, we all hope to get better at it through the years, right? But at times, our efforts to become good at what we do sometimes seem pointless and we decide to be comfortable at the intermediate/begginer level skills we have attained.
To those who feel like they are stuck in limbo skillwise or are just in need for some inspiration, i’d like to share with you something Ira Glass mentioned a few months ago.
“What nobody tells people who are
beginners — and I really wish
someone had told this to me . . . is
that all of us who do creative work,
we get into it because we have good
taste. But there is this gap. For the
first couple years you make stuff,
and it’s just not that good. It’s
trying to be good, it has potential,
but it’s not.
But your taste, the thing that got
you into the game, is still killer. And
your taste is why your work
disappoints you. A lot of people
never get past this phase. They quit.
Most people I know who do
interesting, creative work went
through years of this. We know our
work doesn’t have this special thing
that we want it to have. We all go
through this. And if you are just
starting out or you are still in this
phase, you gotta know it’s normal
and the most important thing you
can do is do a lot of work. Put
yourself on a deadline so that every
week you will finish one story.
It is only by going through a volume
of work that you will close that gap,
and your work will be as good as
your ambitions. And I took longer to
figure out how to do this than
anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna
take awhile. It’s normal to take
awhile.
You’ve just gotta fight your
way through"
And sorry for the long post 