Keep Going and Get It Done

July 9th, 2008 · 12 Comments

This is video is going around the Internet as an inspiration for those who are doing creative work, such as blogging. In the first 2 minutes and 30 seconds, I gathered the key points that applied to my blogging life:

I get into it because I believe I have good taste.
Sometimes I believe what I posted is not that good.
I’m still looking for the special thing(s).
I am going through a volume of work, making deadlines, even though I don’t get paid to do this.
I must not give up.

Ira Glass is a host and producer of This American Life show.

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1 haleyhughes // Jul 9, 2008 at 4:21 pm

I’ve watched this video. It’s part of a series of four. Excellent stuff here. The section you highlighted range true with me also.

I also got out of it that we as creative people should keep producing, keep throwing things against the wall and see what sticks. We learn even from our failures.

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2 rudyamid // Jul 10, 2008 at 7:33 am

Hi Haley,

We, as producers of content, tend to think it’s never good enough, get discouraged, and quit. I’ve known a few people in my RSS feed who do that. They would produce great content, but then they just stopped coming up with a new post for a while, or ever. Quite disappointing.
3 Jason - GorillaSushi // Jul 10, 2008 at 10:13 am

I hope that I never consider anything I do as “good enough”! For me, I can always do better and I always need to be striving.

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4 rudyamid // Jul 10, 2008 at 3:59 pm

Hey Jason,

Some people are more critical on themselves, and I think this is who he’s referring to as the creative people. The people who never say good enough. The people who are easily discouraged, and quit.
5 fragileheart // Jul 10, 2008 at 4:16 pm

Hmmm….. should I write all my opinions now or wait till my post about confidence comes out? tick tock tick tock…. ;P

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6 rudyamid // Jul 10, 2008 at 5:12 pm

Hi Reggy,

Write your opinions now! Or at least give us a few teasers….
7 fragileheart // Jul 11, 2008 at 10:15 am

Hehehe Rudy… I’m horrible at teasers so I’ll have to leave it at that! If I start to write something I’ll give away too much!

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8 Halim-Belajar SEO // Jul 11, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Very good motivational video I had seen.. Set the dateline? I had set schedule for submit my new story at least twice a days. Is that same?

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9 rudyamid // Jul 12, 2008 at 9:38 am

@Reggy:
Well, I guess I just have to wait for your posts! Looking forward to it.
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@Halim:
Yes, submitting a story twice a day is setting a deadline. That’s quite a lot, though. But if you can, then it’s great.
10 Download Games // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:05 am

Wow. That was really insightful. Makes me look back on my music career and wish I would have stuck with writing. Then again, it always seemed to be being a good writer shouldn’t be that hard. If you really, really, really struggle to get it, are you really focusing on where you’ll be the most successful? I still struggle with that question.
11 rudyamid // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:55 pm

When you got the talent, keep pursuing it.

Better be good at one thing, than too many things.
12 Wind Generator // Jul 15, 2008 at 10:15 am

This is a really good article! Thanks for sharing this and I will be including a reference in an article that I am writing for another website that I own.

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