try to be utterly schizoid about it all — using each personality as a refuge from the other. - Austin Kleon

The way to get over creative block is to simply place some constraints on yourself. It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creative work, limitations mean freedom.

Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored — the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.

Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.