The Aggressive Work Ethic of Highly Creative People

Listen. You have control over inspiration. You run the show. Look at magicians, for examples. Curious bunch.

They pull furry mammals out of their hats. Levitate humans. Hide automobiles out of sight.

The great ones make a killing, jet set around the globe, and beat groupies off with a brass-tipped wand. The not-so-great ones — the average ones — are still amazing.

Getting to that point, where the illusion is flawless (thus, magical), involves hard work. Content creators are no strangers to hard work. But we often view what they do — their level of originality — as magical, …read more