The Power of Creativity \(Book 1\): Learning How to Build Lasting Habits, Face Your Fears and Change Your Life pdfdrive com

How to Conquer This Fear:
I stopped polishing my articles until they were perfect and I finished them.
On more than one occasion, my editor sent the pieces back to me, saying I’d

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left  out  an  important  paragraph  or  my  introduction  needed  reworking.  Other
times, the sub-editors of the paper revised my articles entirely.
Having my work being taken apart felt brutal, but at least I was getting paid
to  write,  and  I  learnt  more  from  finishing  my  articles  than  from  endlessly
reworking them.
If  the  finish  line  feels  far  away,  break  your  work  down  into  smaller  pieces
that  you  can  finish  one  by  one.  Instead  of  finishing  an  album,  finish  one  song.
Instead of writing a screenplay, write a scene. Repeat until you finish.
Know  that  you  must  break  away  from  your  creative  project  in  the  end  and
release  it  into  the  world.  Then,  erect  a  boundary  between  who  you  are  as  a
person and the big idea you’ve finished.
Actor  Johnny  Depp  (b.  1963)  is  just  one  of  the  many  successful  actors  and
actresses who erect such barriers.
I  would  rather  stay  as  ignorant  as  possible  about  the  result  of
anything because once you’re done playing that character, it’s really
not your business anymore.”
Depp,  like  many  writers  and  musicians  who  dislike  listening  to  their  old
works or rereading their novels, doesn’t watch himself in past films. Depp like
many creative masters stands apart from his big ideas and because of this, he is
free to grow in different directions.