Make More Art: A No-Bullshit Guide to Becoming a Prolific Creator

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Just a quick note. This a very long read. If you want to download a PDF version here. I hope it overwhelms you with joy. No-email required. All I ask is that if it resonates, you share it.

I’ve been writing 1000 words a day for almost 10 years. I’ve recorded more than 700 interviews. I’ve written 4 books. I use the internet to make things.

All this has led to unexpected surprises like a book deal with a publisher; a career that was never my goal; and a life that hasn’t gone according to plan. But that’s not why I do it.

I do it because it’s therapeutic. It’s cathartic. It’s a release of all my baggage and bullshit.

Sometimes it’s verbal vomit. Occasionally, I write something worth reading or create something worth consuming.

I have a resume of failures that’s more like a rap sheet.

I’ve screwed up everything from running a business to romantic relationships.

But there’s one thing I can think of that made up for my deficiencies as a human and an artist. I’m prolific.

There’s a scene in the movie With Honors where Joe Pesci finds Brendan Fraser’s senior thesis and tells him, “This stuff is really coming out the wrong end.” You might feel like that when you…