if you could walk around like that all the time, to really have that awareness that it’s actually going to end. That’s the trick. - Austin Kleon

The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best — write the story you want to read.

Amateurs are not afraid to make mistakes or look ridiculous in public. They’re in love, so they don’t hesitate to do work that others think of as silly or just plain stupid. “The stupidest possible creative act is still a creative act,” writes Clay Shirky in his book Cognitive Surplus. “On the spectrum of creative work, the difference between the mediocre and the good is vast. Mediocrity is, however, still on the spectrum; you can move from mediocre to good in increments. The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.” Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.

Finge hasta que lo logres. Me encanta esta frase. Hay dos formas de leerla: 1. Pretende ser algo que no eres hasta que lo seas, finge hasta que seas exitoso, hasta que todo mundo te vea de la forma que tú quieres; 2. Pretende hacer algo hasta que hagas algo.