To anyone doubting themselves, read this:
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One of my favourite pieces of advice (that calms me as a copywriter) came from a guy I don’t even know:
His name is Sundar Pichai. CEO of Google.
I heard it in an interview he did. Though I can’t remember which.
For as long as I can remember I’ve been glued to education and learning.
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So much so that people have told me it’s time to stop. Stop learning and start doing.
That statement swallowed me up because … psychologically … it made me feel like learning was wrong. Like I shouldn't be doing it as much.
During the interview, Sundar’s response to — I think the question was something vague like “What’s been the secret to your success?” — put me at ease in myself more than anything I’d heard before.
What he said levelled my mind, and has upped my game as a writer:
He said:
“Knowing comes before doing. The more you know, the more you act. I live in a constant state of divine discontent and the pursuit of knowledge. Of forever learning.”
This helped me in three ways …
It affirmed that learning all I can was in fact right
That I shouldn't alter my goals by what other people deem important
That I will forever be committed to learning more
Divine discontent is that fidgety or uneasy feeling you get for some reason or no reason. It’s like you're dissatisfied with the status-quo. The only way to stop this irritation is to do the thing you need to do.
For me that’s learning. Study. Constant betterment of myself and my writing.
I remember this advice often.
Especially when someone says “aren’t you done learning?”
Never.
If you’re a creative person who’s been told to stop doing something, I hope this gives you your grit back.
