The more effortless the writing looks, the more effort the writer actually put into the process
I call this the Paradox of Creativity: Your work is done when it looks so simple that the consumer thinks they could've done it, which means they won't appreciate how hard you worked.
I like how @jackbutcher illustrated it.
I like how @jackbutcher illustrated it.
Elegance is the end result of hard work, not the starting point. Strive to make your work so invisible that the reader thinks they could have written what you published.
https://twitter.com/david_perell/status/1301702309496250368?s=20
Matthew McConaughey was asked about the biggest misconception fans had of him.
“People think I roll out of bed and act,” he says.
But it’s the preparation that nobody sees which makes the acting that everybody sees look so effortless.
“People think I roll out of bed and act,” he says.
But it’s the preparation that nobody sees which makes the acting that everybody sees look so effortless.
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