A friend of mine is starting a new business.
However, he’s a little self-conscious about calling it a business. That’s because it hasn’t made any money yet. But, strictly speaking, it’s not a hobby. The intention is not to just have fun. The intention is profit, eventually.
How do we bridge that gap? How do we launch the thing if we aren’t sure whether it is going to work?
Read MoreFor so long, I didn’t create things on a consistent basis.
All I did was look at other stuff and get frustrated with how bad it was.
Bad music, bad Instagram posts, bad YouTube videos. You name it, I judged it.
I even judged other people for liking it. “Why does this person have so many followers?”
Read MoreI am participating in a longitudinal study: What happens if a person doesn’t worry about whether they’re smart or not?
Granted, I'm the only one participating in this study. But that doesn't mean we can't learn something from the results.
I'm not saying that I don't care if I'm smart. It's just that, at a very early age, I developed enough confidence in my intelligence and capability to carry me through pretty much the rest of my life.
Read MoreThe performing songwriter has a unique challenge when it comes to their second album.
They had a couple of decades or so to come up with the material for their debut, and now they need to write just as many songs in mere months — likely while touring and doing press to promote their existing record.
What's more, they now have to contend with public scrutiny and commercial expectations on top of that. They need to write hits.
Read MoreEarly on in Peter Jackson's new Beatles movie, Get Back, there's a moment in which George Harrison is speaking earnestly to his fellow bandmates about his shortcomings as a guitarist and his desire for growth.
As a huge fan of the Beatles, it's illuminating to hear George talk about his skills and the way he sees himself in relation to other guitarists, like his friend Eric Clapton.
And it's heartbreaking to see how dismissive John and Paul are as George is speaking. Paul is practically yawning.
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