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“Give your mind a job to do, or else it will find a job to do, and you might not like the job it invents.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“It seems to me that the less I fight my fear, the less it fights back. If I can relax, fear relaxes, too.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“But never delude yourself into believing that you require someone else’s blessing (or even their comprehension) in order to make your own creative work.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“If you’re going to live your life based on delusions (and you are, because we all do), then why not at least select a delusion that is helpful?”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Creativity is a path for the brave, yes, but it is not a path for the fearless, and it’s important to recognize the distinction. Bravery means doing something scary. Fearlessness means not even understanding what the word scary means. If your goal in life is to become fearless, then I believe you’re already on the wrong path, because the only truly fearless people I’ve ever met were straight-up sociopaths and a few exceptionally reckless three-year-olds—and those aren’t good role models for anyone.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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