6/23/2023 0 Comments Make good art by neil gaiman![]() ![]() If you have problems getting started, pretend you’re someone who is wise, who can get things done. Be wise and accomplish things in your career.Stephen King gave that piece of advice to Neil years ago. Enjoy the ride, don’t fret the whole way.You get freelance work if your work is good, if you’re easy to get along with, and if you’re on deadline. Make your own art, meaning the art that reflects your individuality and personal vision.When life gets hard, as it inevitably will, make good art.It means that you’re out there doing and trying things. Make mistakes, glorious and fantastic ones.Then, when things go right, you’ll probably feel like a fraud. Keep moving towards it, even if the process takes time and requires sacrifice. And don’t listen to anyone who says there are rules and limits. Accept that you don’t know what you’re doing. ![]() If you can’t spare the time, openculture offers this distilled version: ![]() The speech was so good it was turned into a book, Make Good Art. The rules of what is possible and impossible were made by people who have not tested the bounds of possible by going beyond them – and you can. People who know the rules know what is possible and what is impossible. This is right up there with the Steve Jobs and David Foster Wallace commencement speeches. Although Neil Gaiman never attended college, he gives one of the best commencement speeches ever. ![]()
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