Stay committed to your creative practice from "summary" of The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp,Mark Reiter
To be creative means to be committed. It means to show up day after day, year after year, and do the work. It means to push through the doubt and the resistance that inevitably come with the territory of creating something new. It means to stay dedicated to your craft, even when it feels hard or overwhelming. When you commit to your creative practice, you are making a promise to yourself and to your art. You are saying that you value your work enough to keep showing up, even when it's tough. You are setting a standard for yourself, a standard of excellence and perseverance that will carry you through the inevitable highs and lows of the creative process. Commitment is not always easy. There will be days when you don't feel inspired, when you don't feel like creating. But those are the ...
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