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Donn Dobkin's avatar

This is a great post! I restacked, and the intro message I included is this:

“This is how it works. If you are the kind of person who just sets a plan and expects to execute, it can be difficult to accept. Get over yourself, though, and you might be astonished at what emerges.”

I think this essay would be useful to an enormous number of artists. Well done, sir!

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Chris da Canha's avatar

Cheers Don, I'm happy to hear it connected and appreciate the share. I hope people find it useful!

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Adrian Tache's avatar

You make a very good point here, Chris, and it reminds me of something I learned in therapy, which is that even though breakthroughs feel like this bolt of lightning realization, you usually build up to them over time, brick by brick, until you reach that tipping point and finally see what was staring at you all along.

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Chris da Canha's avatar

Thank you Adrian! Yeah I think the element of time is really important and sometimes overlooked. Thank you for sharing!

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okayfoto's avatar

Chris, I gotta say I’m very happy to have found your writing here. Super inspirational and motivating stuff. Appreciate you.

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Chris da Canha's avatar

Ah thank you so much. That really means a lot and is truly encouraging.

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