Make More Art: Why We Make More Art

Freedom

Being prolific is the path to creative freedom. You’re free to try things that might not work. You’re free to take risks, push edges, and do whatever you want. When you’re prolific the work that you’re destined to do will reveal itself. If it doesn’t work, come back again tomorrow and make more art.

Mastery

If you want to become a prolific creator, focus on mastery instead of metrics. If you focus on mastery, the metrics will eventually take care of themselves. If you focus on metrics, you might temporarily inflate your ego while permanently decreasing your likelihood of success.

Intrinsic Rewards

When you’re prolific, the work becomes intrinsically rewarding. You’re no longer waiting for that moment in the spotlight. The more you enjoy your work in the moment, the better it will be in the future.

There are two parts of writing a book with a publisher I hate. The beginning and the end. In the beginning, I find the blank page daunting. The voice of resistance is loudest at the beginning. At the end, I feel empty. What has been the sole purpose of my existence for 18 months is now over. That, more than any other reason, is why I start the next book.