Ella me rescató. Estaría tocando en un restaurante de buffet si no fuera por ella. Bueno, ni siquiera estaría tocando en un buffet. Estaría lavando p… - Austin Kleon

The worst thing a day job does is take time away from you, but it makes up for that by giving you a daily routine in which you can schedule a regular time for your creative pursuits. Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.

Art is not only made from things that "spark joy." Art is also made out of what is ugly or repulsive to us. Part of the artist's job is to help tidy up the place, to make order out of chaos, to turn trash into treasure, to show us beauty where we can't see it.

You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences.