“ I really like the idea of a meritocracy, where, sure, you want to have things you’re proud of that you’ve done, but in the same sense, a writer is only a writer when he or she is writing.
Great and far-reaching interview with Merlin Mann about choosing who you are, what you do, for who… and about making old people cry. A couple of other quotes…
“I’m talking about the fact that I personally feel most alive when I’m making something”
“If I speak to somebody in my own voice, they can make their own decision about whether they want to listen and follow along. But the voice will be unmistakable. To me, that’s where the value is. The internet is empowering this in a way that was inconceivable 20 years ago, so I don’t know why you would just think of it as free marketing instead of an opportunity to figure out who you are in public.”
