Ryan Holiday on the importance of working on your craft, and how “your work is the only thing that matters”:
There is a story about an exchange between Jerry Seinfeld and a young comedian. The comedian approaches Seinfeld in a club one night and asks him for advice about marketing and getting exposure.
Exposure? Marketing? Seinfeld asks. Just work on your act.
And:
No one pursuing an artistic career wants to hear what sits at the core of Seinfeld’s advice: Your work isn’t good enough. Keep your head down. You still have a long way to go.
And:
Loading Likes...An artist’s job is to create masterpieces. Period.
Everything else is secondary.