Say this to yourself like a coach would say it to a pro-athlete, like Mick would have said it to Rock, after he fell off, turned soft and started doing commercials whilst sparring.
Or swap the fiery irish accent for a stirring Chicagoan admonition from the Commander-in-chief (see clip below). Just stay hungry.
Inspired by Dan Pink’s post on hunger
I’m often asked how I write, about my method and such. Unfortunately, after 5 years or so of gigging , I still find myself seeking “the answer” from other more experienced writers.
Things have gotten a lot better though, and when I look back on things I can see there’s a thin line between the sincere I-want-to-be-a-real-writer aspiration and the I’m-gonna-be-a-real-writer hubris. The latter expects it will just happen; the other respects a Jiminy Cricket voice that challenges her the moment she’s tempted to break the daily habits of accretion, of simple discipline factored over time; “skipping writing?” is his favourite question, followed by a seemingly sympathetic “I see” and then the clincher, a muttered observation that calls it like it is, “half-stepper”. Seinfeld’s dontbreakthechain is as good a strategy as any, for any type of writer. I’m gonna use it for keeping these swishisms coming, no half-stepping.
