Creativity demands a stubborn disregard for our doubts

In writing, I refer to this as ‘pushing through the block,' and it requires a willingness to simply do the bloody work — even when we can’t see a way forward.

“Writing is an arduous process, you are constantly depressed by the progress of your opus and feel that it is all nonsense and that nobody will be interested.” — Ian Fleming, author of the original James Bond novels.

Occasionally, it’s worth remembering that pretty much everyone — regardless of their success — has found the creative process to be laden w…