Facing the Blank Page
Facing the Blank Page
Description
Ryan Holiday discusses the fear of the blank page and how it can block creativity. He emphasizes that everyone experiences fear of judgment and failure, which can hinder productivity. He believes in writing to think and maintaining momentum, rather than waiting for the perfect moment to start.
Transcript
"well the blank page is scary because what's on the page is Never As Good As what's in your head yeah we're all scared of judgment we're all scared of failure the fact that we're all scared is blocking all of us every project has a trough of Despair you are so productive with all the things that you've done the daily dad the daily stoic the podcast I mean it's crazy I'm a big believer in writing to think you figure out the idea in the process of writing don't lose momentum yes the biggest lie in the world is I'm going to do it in the morning you had this dream and it was like 10 9 8 seven six blast off and then you woke up and you took that as a sign that it was time to start working on the book I have like a"
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