It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.
Interpretation
The challenge lies not in the act of writing itself, but in the effort to begin and commit to the process.
This quote highlights the common struggle many face when it comes to creativity or productivity. While the act of writing can be fulfilling and rewarding, the real challenge often lies in overcoming the initial inertia to start, demonstrating that the hardest step is taking action and dedicating oneself to the task at hand.
In practice
A writer sharing this quote at a workshop to inspire participants to get past their writer's block.
Late at night have you experienced a vision of the person you might become, the work you could accomplish, the realized being you were meant to be? Are you a writer who doesn't write, a painter who doesn't paint, an entrepreneur who never starts a venture? Then you know what Resistance is.
It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life.
The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.
When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen... Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose.
You know, Hitler wanted to be an artist. At eighteen he took his inheritance, seven hundred kronen, and moved to Vienna to live and study... Ever see one of his paintings? Neither have I. Resistance beat him. Call it overstatement but I'll say it anyway: it was easier for Hitler to start World War II than it was for him to face a blank square of canvas.
It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.
Most of the stuff I try in a game, in the moment, I have supreme confidence I'm going to execute it.
My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
How many push ups do you do? I don't know. I only starts counting when it starts hurting
IN MY NERVOUSNESS FOR THIS SPEECH AND MY MOMENTS OF DOUBT, I'VE TOLD MYSELF FIRMLY, 'IF NOT ME, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?'
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.
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