This is Hard — Why Your Creative Dream Requires Your Best Effort

This is hard. This is difficult. This is challenging. This sucks.

If your creative dream isn’t hard, it’s probably not worth pursuing. If it isn’t difficult, how will you be forced to excel at your craft? If it isn’t challenging, why are you doing something so easy?

Easy is not inspiring.

How are you and I usually inspired? I can’t speak for you, but I am inspired by people who overcome great challenges to do great things.

Name any human endeavor — athletics, academics, science, exploration,...