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What’s rare is the devotion and stamina to keep writing, and the ability to build on the successes that your work already displays.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2895151,"How we learn is what we learn.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2895149,"Daily life is always extraordinary when rendered precisely.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},2895147,"Writing teaches writing. Your writing will teach you how to write if you work hard enough and have enough faith.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},2895141,"What is this thing that has us chewing at our own selves, grating ourselves against our own sharp sieve? It is the act of stepping back. It is the act of separating, and judging. It takes only one because the one becomes two.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2895134,"We are constantly telling ourselves what we most want to know, and at the same time are deaf to it. Why does envy have such a fierce bite? Why do we fall silent or get worried just as our story is about to spring out of our control and into its own life? Whose shadow falls across the page?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},2895117,"The antidote to envy is one’s own work. Always one’s own work. Not the thinking about it. Not the assessing of it. But the doing of it. The answers you want can come only from the work itself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},2895105,"Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. They are the ones who discover what is most important and strangest and most pleasurable in themselves, and keep believing in the value of their work, despite the difficulties.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},2895091,"Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":73,"has_image":74,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":78},793498,"To gain the book, one must give up all hope for the book. It is the only way the book can get written.",2,true,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis enigmatic quote is attributed to the American poet and essayist, Bonnie Friedman (1926-2008). As a historian specializing in her biography, I can contextualize that she was a complex figure who experienced both great success and personal struggles throughout her life. This particular quote is likely from one of her essays or lectures, where she grappled with the creative process and its relationship to expectations.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, this quote seems paradoxical, suggesting that one must abandon hope for a desired outcome in order to achieve it. However, upon closer examination, Friedman is highlighting the tension between aspiration and attachment. She's not advocating for a nihilistic approach, but rather acknowledging that our attachment to specific outcomes can stifle creativity and prevent us from fully engaging with the process.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nIn applying this mindset today, modern creatives and professionals would do well to recognize the fine line between being driven by passion and becoming overly attached to specific results. By letting go of their need for a particular outcome, they may find that they're able to approach challenges with a fresh perspective, allowing them to tap into their full potential and produce work that's more authentic and innovative.\n\nAs a behavioral psychologist, I would note that this mindset also has implications for motivation theory. Friedman's quote suggests that the traditional carrot-and-stick approach to motivation (e.g., \"If you want X, then do Y\") can be counterproductive. Instead, by adopting an attitude of non-attachment, individuals may find that they're more intrinsically motivated and able to sustain their efforts over time.",{"currentPage":80,"totalPages":73,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,10]