5/23/2023 0 Comments The Creative Habit by Twyla TharpOr the blank canvas, wobbly moves en pointe, the blurry photograph, the false starts of invention-all have the look of hopeless endeavors. As Jack explains, “the pain of writing stems from comparing your blank screen with the finished pages you see all around you.” We focus so much on the results of someone else’s work imagining a blissful mist of inspiration, that we lose sight of the process. That limiting thinking occurs across the arts and in business. They pick up a professional’s finished work, marvel at its seamless perfection, and think, “I could never do that.” Novices sometimes imagine writing as dark magic, something known only to some mystical inner circle. Jack Hart opens A Writer’s Coach by setting us straight on this issue. You find hours of failure, hard work, and, quite often, a sense of play. If you look closely at those people, we set upon a pedestal as models of creativity. The myth that creativity belongs to a privileged few obscures the importance of skill. Those unicorn people who just knew what to say, how to dance, create art, or imagine a melody-all out of nothing. I used to believe that creativity belonged to a privileged few.
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