Comments on: Ira Glass on the Creative Gap

By: sanspoint. - Trying to Cultivate a Superego » On Cultivating a Superego

sanspoint. - Trying to Cultivate a Superego » On Cultivating a Superego — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:45:30 +0000

[...] describe the difference between an artist’s work, and the quality the artist wants it to be. Glass explains it a lot better himself. The only way to bridge the gap is to keep doing the work, until it really is good enough. [...]

By: Computer Science or Economics « Collective Goods

Computer Science or Economics « Collective Goods — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:27:36 +0000

[...] I plan do this, and also write a high volume of blog posts, because Ira Glass says so. http://www.petermichaud.com/essays/ira-glass-on-the-creative-gap/ [...]

By: Justin Kownacki - (Some Of) The Best of 2010 – January through March

Justin Kownacki - (Some Of) The Best of 2010 – January through March — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:04:45 +0000

[...] Ira Glass on the Creative Gap [...]

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:34:46 +0000

Yes, absolutely. When I wrote the Achievement Porn essay I was kind of riffing off of Jesse's talk at TED.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:31:35 +0000

That’s the trick isn’t it? Making it look easy.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:05:41 +0000

Another thought. I just watched a TED talk (Gaming can make the world a better place) where the speaker referred to Malcolm Gladwell’s thesis that you need about 10,000 hours of immersion in an endeavor to reach the highest level of skill. So for any kind of producer–writer, artist, movie producer–your work is almost guaranteed to be subpar for quite some time. Makes me feel better.
.-= Brad´s last blog ..Exodus to Virtual Worlds =-.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:57:51 +0000

Well. The first time I read your writing it immediately occurred to me how well it flowed and how natural it sounded, yet it also seemed fitting for professional publication. I thought you were just naturally very well spoken. .-= Brad´s last blog ..Exodus to Virtual Worlds =-.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:38:19 +0000

Yeah, it’s an important message. I think most people who only think about making it big, instead of working on daily, would be shocked at how long an “overnight” success takes. I think Twitter was 3 years old before anyone had actually heard of them. You’d be hard pressed to find a famous novelist who hadn’t written at least 2 or 3 books before they got their first tiny publishing contract.

In a way that sort of dashes the naive hope that optimism and luck are all you need. But in another way, it gives hope: the superstars are just the ones who worked for years. If you want to be one, you now what you need to do.

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:38:45 +0000

Hey Pete,

My favorite line was this – “It takes a while. It’s going to take you a while. It’s normal to take a while.”

I like how it’s emphasized 3 times – yes, doing great things can happen. Yes, at first you will understand your results are not up to the standard you’ve set.

And yes, it will take a while. I always try to find shortcuts, but I’ve found over and over again – for the things I really want, it’s going to take a while to get to the level I need – and the standards that I know I am falling short of ;).
.-= Sid Savara´s last blog ..Conversation Hacking – How To Make Small Talk Work For You =-.