[Ryan] Even if you’re doing what you love, it’s still work. Absolutely. I have a couple problems with the “do what you love” ideology. The first issue I have is that it is impossible for everyone to do what they love. As a society, we cannot function without people doing the dirty work: someone has to …
I read Austin Kleon’s tumblr fairly frequently, and he posts about artists and writers and the way they do their work. In a number of artist’s process, regular practice comes up—writers who write 400 words right when they get up, or artists who do a page in their sketchbook every day. This appeals to me, …
I’ve been obsessed with From Cover to Cover for the past few days. She designs a new cover for every book she reads! She put some major constraints on the project, so they all feel like they go together a bit. It’s wonderful! This project is giving me a whole bunch of ideas for a secret project …