The Gap by Ira Glass
by Ira Glass · YouTube (Daniel Sax adaptation)
Two-minute animated cut of Ira Glass explaining the taste-skill gap: beginners have good taste but their work disappoints them for years, and the only way through is a large volume of finished work on deadlines. The most-cited short talk on early creative careers thanks to the highest insight-per-minute resource. This is the right first thing to show a discouraged beginner.
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