“Do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you finish something. By going through a volume of work, you will close the gap and your work will be as good as your ambitions.”

Seth Godin, The Tim Ferriss Show (episode 728)

Reflections

Some days words on the page don’t flow as freely, something I find extremely frustrating. Yet, each day I find myself pencil to paper, endlessly scribbling down thoughts as they emerge in my mind.

Despite the frustration, I find writing to be deeply rewarding. Putting my thoughts on paper helps me see them clearly and gives me more mental space to work through them. The time and effort it takes to uncover the meaning of my thoughts is unpredictable. There is always some amount of struggle, which I suppose is what makes the writing process so rewarding. The reward wouldn’t be as great without the struggle.

Though the learning curve has been steep, I’ve found photography to be very rewarding as well. It’s provided me with another means of expression, one that doesn’t involve words. Unfortunately, the perfectionist in me keeps me from engaging in these two creative acts, especially photography.

Over the past year, I’ve spent endless hours intellectualizing and little time attempting to write the cohesive narrative or improve my photography skills. It’s time to stop thinking and start doing. It’s time to start putting in the work that gets me closer to becoming the writer and photographer I aspire to be.