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[Applause]

[Applause] so my name is Rosie and I’m a writer

so my name is Rosie and I’m a writer

so my name is Rosie and I’m a writer which is a career path I chose light

which is a career path I chose light

which is a career path I chose light snow that played back and I first

snow that played back and I first

snow that played back and I first started to write and like a lot of

started to write and like a lot of

started to write and like a lot of writers I end up spending a substantial

writers I end up spending a substantial

writers I end up spending a substantial amount of time writing and thinking

amount of time writing and thinking

amount of time writing and thinking about the active writing itself and

about the active writing itself and

about the active writing itself and there are 38 concepts like motivation

there are 38 concepts like motivation

there are 38 concepts like motivation inspiration and in particular creativity

inspiration and in particular creativity

inspiration and in particular creativity which is usually a way to avoid what I

which is usually a way to avoid what I

which is usually a way to avoid what I should be writing and thinking about and

should be writing and thinking about and

should be writing and thinking about and a while back I was studying English

a while back I was studying English

a while back I was studying English literature and spending all my time

literature and spending all my time

literature and spending all my time other people’s writing another

other people’s writing another

other people’s writing another consequence I didn’t how much time to do

consequence I didn’t how much time to do

consequence I didn’t how much time to do my own writing and doing this was kind

my own writing and doing this was kind

my own writing and doing this was kind of for me to lose my mind

of for me to lose my mind

of for me to lose my mind because I was faced with the choice

because I was faced with the choice

because I was faced with the choice between continuing on the comfortable

between continuing on the comfortable

between continuing on the comfortable path I was on between striking up my own

path I was on between striking up my own

path I was on between striking up my own to rightful time risking probable and

to rightful time risking probable and

to rightful time risking probable and sanity isolation and like campus equally

sanity isolation and like campus equally

sanity isolation and like campus equally logical people before me I went for the

logical people before me I went for the

logical people before me I went for the last a choice but as I made that

last a choice but as I made that

last a choice but as I made that decision

decision

decision I found myself asking why do we do this

I found myself asking why do we do this

I found myself asking why do we do this what separates the people increase

what separates the people increase

what separates the people increase fields can give up with a certain

fields can give up with a certain

fields can give up with a certain pursuit than those who don’t

pursuit than those who don’t

pursuit than those who don’t what’s the difference between people who

what’s the difference between people who

what’s the difference between people who do everything to affect his task and

do everything to affect his task and

do everything to affect his task and people who quit the first time in their

people who quit the first time in their

people who quit the first time in their work is rejected and what separates that

work is rejected and what separates that

work is rejected and what separates that one person we know who makes kind of

one person we know who makes kind of

one person we know who makes kind of weird our God means for our and yes but

weird our God means for our and yes but

weird our God means for our and yes but what I’m trying to get

what I’m trying to get

what I’m trying to get and that other person we all know food

and that other person we all know food

and that other person we all know food is retarted it’s something of some

is retarted it’s something of some

is retarted it’s something of some reason the first time they work with

reason the first time they work with

reason the first time they work with rejected the first time the publisher

rejected the first time the publisher

rejected the first time the publisher said no to that book on our calorie

said no to that book on our calorie

said no to that book on our calorie wouldn’t show their art they quit so I

wouldn’t show their art they quit so I

wouldn’t show their art they quit so I began to ironically delve into the lives

began to ironically delve into the lives

began to ironically delve into the lives of people I admire looking not what made

of people I admire looking not what made

of people I admire looking not what made them successful in the long run but for

them successful in the long run but for

them successful in the long run but for what kept them going during the

what kept them going during the

what kept them going during the difficult early stages of their career

difficult early stages of their career

difficult early stages of their career when they necessarily work as talented

when they necessarily work as talented

when they necessarily work as talented as they want to be and as I did this

as they want to be and as I did this

as they want to be and as I did this research by the countenance of patterns

research by the countenance of patterns

research by the countenance of patterns and one pattern we saw getting again he

and one pattern we saw getting again he

and one pattern we saw getting again he was starchy permeability during the

was starchy permeability during the

was starchy permeability during the early stages of their career so the

early stages of their career so the

early stages of their career so the thing about creativity isn’t it makes

thing about creativity isn’t it makes

thing about creativity isn’t it makes you vulnerable like really really

you vulnerable like really really

you vulnerable like really really vulnerable and that’s in particular what

vulnerable and that’s in particular what

vulnerable and that’s in particular what I’m going to be talking about so

I’m going to be talking about so

I’m going to be talking about so creativity involves putting something

creativity involves putting something

creativity involves putting something out of yourself and it drains

out of yourself and it drains

out of yourself and it drains Australians every single resource you

Australians every single resource you

Australians every single resource you have over time devours your time your

have over time devours your time your

have over time devours your time your energy

energy

energy their help their relationships maybe

their help their relationships maybe

their help their relationships maybe that other correct so you have to find

that other correct so you have to find

that other correct so you have to find ways to manage it and to channel and

ways to manage it and to channel and

ways to manage it and to channel and potentially turn it into your most

potentially turn it into your most

potentially turn it into your most valuable assets but the thing is the

valuable assets but the thing is the

valuable assets but the thing is the putting what you create out into the

putting what you create out into the

putting what you create out into the world takes a lot of guts and that’s

world takes a lot of guts and that’s

world takes a lot of guts and that’s what so many people hide their creations

what so many people hide their creations

what so many people hide their creations in cupboards or hydros or in notebooks

in cupboards or hydros or in notebooks

in cupboards or hydros or in notebooks I’m sure many of you do I’m sure many of

I’m sure many of you do I’m sure many of

I’m sure many of you do I’m sure many of you and something you’ve made hidden

you and something you’ve made hidden

you and something you’ve made hidden away so it might be a draft or a sketch

away so it might be a draft or a sketch

away so it might be a draft or a sketch or a prototype or even just an idea

or a prototype or even just an idea

or a prototype or even just an idea that’s buried in your mind so I think

that’s buried in your mind so I think

that’s buried in your mind so I think the organum to the best when he said in

the organum to the best when he said in

the organum to the best when he said in regards to creativity then the moment

regards to creativity then the moment

regards to creativity then the moment you feel just possibly you’re walking

you feel just possibly you’re walking

you feel just possibly you’re walking down the street naked exposing too much

down the street naked exposing too much

down the street naked exposing too much of your heart in your mind and what

of your heart in your mind and what

of your heart in your mind and what exists on the inside showed too much for

exists on the inside showed too much for

exists on the inside showed too much for yourself that is a moment you might

yourself that is a moment you might

yourself that is a moment you might expect to get it right and that’s honor

expect to get it right and that’s honor

expect to get it right and that’s honor ability that the organic describes that

ability that the organic describes that

ability that the organic describes that it’s an inherent part of producing

it’s an inherent part of producing

it’s an inherent part of producing creative work because you sort of de

creative work because you sort of de

creative work because you sort of de growing inside yourself we find

growing inside yourself we find

growing inside yourself we find something

something

something right check there to the penis floor

right check there to the penis floor

right check there to the penis floor polisher but any reason to love and once

polisher but any reason to love and once

polisher but any reason to love and once it’s out it doesn’t fully belong to you

it’s out it doesn’t fully belong to you

it’s out it doesn’t fully belong to you it actually kind of belongs to people

it actually kind of belongs to people

it actually kind of belongs to people experience them and their attitudes

experience them and their attitudes

experience them and their attitudes their biases their own opinions their

their biases their own opinions their

their biases their own opinions their knowledge their ignorance add new angles

knowledge their ignorance add new angles

knowledge their ignorance add new angles and their dimensions to it so other

and their dimensions to it so other

and their dimensions to it so other search I spend my time writing website

search I spend my time writing website

search I spend my time writing website where I write essays on topics which I

where I write essays on topics which I

where I write essays on topics which I think are interesting and important and

think are interesting and important and

think are interesting and important and which other people find interesting the

which other people find interesting the

which other people find interesting the fortune as well and I hear from people

fortune as well and I hear from people

fortune as well and I hear from people all over the world of all ages all kinds

all over the world of all ages all kinds

all over the world of all ages all kinds of walks of life who have been inspired

of walks of life who have been inspired

of walks of life who have been inspired and motivated by from Everett and

and motivated by from Everett and

and motivated by from Everett and sometimes people saying he chose their

sometimes people saying he chose their

sometimes people saying he chose their light switches these ones here but at

light switches these ones here but at

light switches these ones here but at the same time pressing the publish

the same time pressing the publish

the same time pressing the publish button that is always terrifying even

button that is always terrifying even

button that is always terrifying even though I’ve been doing this seven or

though I’ve been doing this seven or

though I’ve been doing this seven or seven years now and I’ve written

seven years now and I’ve written

seven years now and I’ve written probably thousands of articles and posts

probably thousands of articles and posts

probably thousands of articles and posts every single time there’s that fear that

every single time there’s that fear that

every single time there’s that fear that I might make some huge error I kept on

I might make some huge error I kept on

I might make some huge error I kept on many times our and might offend someone

many times our and might offend someone

many times our and might offend someone back soon

back soon

back soon or am ia example or just the general

or am ia example or just the general

or am ia example or just the general local criticism that anyone who writes

local criticism that anyone who writes

local criticism that anyone who writes yes kind of

yes kind of

yes kind of what are you doing this for you’re not

what are you doing this for you’re not

what are you doing this for you’re not original of people doing about some of

original of people doing about some of

original of people doing about some of pointy bothering go get a real job so

pointy bothering go get a real job so

pointy bothering go get a real job so when you put your work out into the

when you put your work out into the

when you put your work out into the world the reactions you get will summer

world the reactions you get will summer

world the reactions you get will summer on this spectrum it’s how I imagine it

on this spectrum it’s how I imagine it

on this spectrum it’s how I imagine it I’m with people tend to fail the

I’m with people tend to fail the

I’m with people tend to fail the negatives and etc but personally I

negatives and etc but personally I

negatives and etc but personally I disagree

disagree

disagree I felt the worst of the reaction who

I felt the worst of the reaction who

I felt the worst of the reaction who gets your work whatever your work is

gets your work whatever your work is

gets your work whatever your work is whoever you are it’s actually the mutual

whoever you are it’s actually the mutual

whoever you are it’s actually the mutual reduction this is the art gallery that

reduction this is the art gallery that

reduction this is the art gallery that ever release up to five minutes the

ever release up to five minutes the

ever release up to five minutes the stone which the book which doesn’t get

stone which the book which doesn’t get

stone which the book which doesn’t get reviewed the academic paper no insights

reviewed the academic paper no insights

reviewed the academic paper no insights the performance the people decide snow

the performance the people decide snow

the performance the people decide snow journey because indifference ratings and

journey because indifference ratings and

journey because indifference ratings and people do all sorts of crazy things to

people do all sorts of crazy things to

people do all sorts of crazy things to try and show reaction to their work just

try and show reaction to their work just

try and show reaction to their work just any sort of reaction things like

any sort of reaction things like

any sort of reaction things like clickbait titles on otherwise persecuted

clickbait titles on otherwise persecuted

clickbait titles on otherwise persecuted journalism or misogynistic

journalism or misogynistic

journalism or misogynistic have nothing to do with the actual phone

have nothing to do with the actual phone

have nothing to do with the actual phone or do projection of publicity sounds to

or do projection of publicity sounds to

or do projection of publicity sounds to get media coverage just anything to try

get media coverage just anything to try

get media coverage just anything to try and justify the effort and the time the

and justify the effort and the time the

and justify the effort and the time the stress which has got into producing so

stress which has got into producing so

stress which has got into producing so actually the spectrum looks a bit more

actually the spectrum looks a bit more

actually the spectrum looks a bit more like this with nutrients working

like this with nutrients working

like this with nutrients working scenario and other people sacristy

scenario and other people sacristy

scenario and other people sacristy personally I think crystalline is a

personally I think crystalline is a

personally I think crystalline is a valuable part of the creative president

valuable part of the creative president

valuable part of the creative president because the thing that criticism is that

because the thing that criticism is that

because the thing that criticism is that it pushes you out of your comfort zone

it pushes you out of your comfort zone

it pushes you out of your comfort zone it forces you to New York art at what

it forces you to New York art at what

it forces you to New York art at what you’re doing with your work and today if

you’re doing with your work and today if

you’re doing with your work and today if you actually want to do and if it

you actually want to do and if it

you actually want to do and if it matters to you enough so for example

matters to you enough so for example

matters to you enough so for example I’ve had instances where I have received

I’ve had instances where I have received

I’ve had instances where I have received a particularly vile attack the kind

a particularly vile attack the kind

a particularly vile attack the kind where so we’re going to beyond picking

where so we’re going to beyond picking

where so we’re going to beyond picking apart these work and it starts to

apart these work and it starts to

apart these work and it starts to actually pull apart the creative entire

actually pull apart the creative entire

actually pull apart the creative entire distance and there have been occasions

distance and there have been occasions

distance and there have been occasions when I sang cry the night and then it’s

when I sang cry the night and then it’s

when I sang cry the night and then it’s the next morning I got up and kept on

the next morning I got up and kept on

the next morning I got up and kept on writing and doing that always takes a

writing and doing that always takes a

writing and doing that always takes a lot of kind of energy it was very

lot of kind of energy it was very

lot of kind of energy it was very difficult but it’s in time when the Sun

difficult but it’s in time when the Sun

difficult but it’s in time when the Sun hits your work you have a choice to

hits your work you have a choice to

hits your work you have a choice to either give up

either give up

either give up or to keep pushing and keep making

or to keep pushing and keep making

or to keep pushing and keep making better and to use that patreon I

better and to use that patreon I

better and to use that patreon I christen and of feel so this brings me

christen and of feel so this brings me

christen and of feel so this brings me to an ability which like their point

to an ability which like their point

to an ability which like their point this is a graph of how I view the

this is a graph of how I view the

this is a graph of how I view the relationship between vulnerability and

relationship between vulnerability and

relationship between vulnerability and the quality of someone’s work and this

the quality of someone’s work and this

the quality of someone’s work and this applies to all sorts creates work are

applies to all sorts creates work are

applies to all sorts creates work are not talking about art and writers are

not talking about art and writers are

not talking about art and writers are talking about music dance technology

talking about music dance technology

talking about music dance technology entrepreneurship is anything that

entrepreneurship is anything that

entrepreneurship is anything that involves creating something nothing

involves creating something nothing

involves creating something nothing essentially and on one end there is low

essentially and on one end there is low

essentially and on one end there is low vulnerability to just totally

vulnerability to just totally

vulnerability to just totally vulnerability people who don’t care

vulnerability people who don’t care

vulnerability people who don’t care about the reaction service each of their

about the reaction service each of their

about the reaction service each of their work nothing anyone’s ever passed it

work nothing anyone’s ever passed it

work nothing anyone’s ever passed it matters and as we thought they don’t

matters and as we thought they don’t

matters and as we thought they don’t really have the ability to move forward

really have the ability to move forward

really have the ability to move forward at work because they are stuck in their

at work because they are stuck in their

at work because they are stuck in their own minds focusing on what they’re doing

own minds focusing on what they’re doing

own minds focusing on what they’re doing and not what are people thinking the

and not what are people thinking the

and not what are people thinking the only other end is very high mobility

only other end is very high mobility

only other end is very high mobility when someone is so sensitive to the

when someone is so sensitive to the

when someone is so sensitive to the reactions they get to their work that a

reactions they get to their work that a

reactions they get to their work that a single Chris

single Chris

single Chris single rejection will cause them to give

single rejection will cause them to give

single rejection will cause them to give up and personally I’ve been to both ends

up and personally I’ve been to both ends

up and personally I’ve been to both ends of the spectrum

of the spectrum

of the spectrum this veteran and tonight a little very

this veteran and tonight a little very

this veteran and tonight a little very productive so in my research I looked

productive so in my research I looked

productive so in my research I looked various creative people and how they how

various creative people and how they how

various creative people and how they how they found the midpoint of that bell

they found the midpoint of that bell

they found the midpoint of that bell curve

curve

curve one person I met at Stephen King and in

one person I met at Stephen King and in

one person I met at Stephen King and in particular how he handle rejection

particular how he handle rejection

particular how he handle rejection battle area North Korea I couldn’t find

battle area North Korea I couldn’t find

battle area North Korea I couldn’t find picture of anything rejection letters

picture of anything rejection letters

picture of anything rejection letters but apparently one publishes that you

but apparently one publishes that you

but apparently one publishes that you offered this book reveal psychiatric

offered this book reveal psychiatric

offered this book reveal psychiatric help

help

help which and so like any writer Stephen

which and so like any writer Stephen

which and so like any writer Stephen King will teach a lot of rejection

King will teach a lot of rejection

King will teach a lot of rejection that’s a study in his career and he

that’s a study in his career and he

that’s a study in his career and he could have gone to the extreme and so

could have gone to the extreme and so

could have gone to the extreme and so it’s that broth I just showed he could

it’s that broth I just showed he could

it’s that broth I just showed he could have thought with they don’t recognize

have thought with they don’t recognize

have thought with they don’t recognize Virginia’s is ver los and just kept

Virginia’s is ver los and just kept

Virginia’s is ver los and just kept sending out the same piece of work and

sending out the same piece of work and

sending out the same piece of work and at the same time he could have been so

at the same time he could have been so

at the same time he could have been so vulnerable that he just crumbled the

vulnerable that he just crumbled the

vulnerable that he just crumbled the first to move rejected and he gave up

first to move rejected and he gave up

first to move rejected and he gave up and established when he did it’s quite

and established when he did it’s quite

and established when he did it’s quite fascinating he took the rejection

fascinating he took the rejection

fascinating he took the rejection matches and he hung them for a nail and

matches and he hung them for a nail and

matches and he hung them for a nail and each time you ran out spacing the nail

each time you ran out spacing the nail

each time you ran out spacing the nail and he kept going

and he kept going

and he kept going he kept saying

he kept saying

he kept saying who kept their amazing works until

who kept their amazing works until

who kept their amazing works until eventually the projection that is terms

eventually the projection that is terms

eventually the projection that is terms of sets of flats in that book which was

of sets of flats in that book which was

of sets of flats in that book which was made with pairing which may be found and

made with pairing which may be found and

made with pairing which may be found and even Kings now saw something like three

even Kings now saw something like three

even Kings now saw something like three computing in books making him one of the

computing in books making him one of the

computing in books making him one of the successful writers ever but this process

successful writers ever but this process

successful writers ever but this process he went through of fear to look at the

he went through of fear to look at the

he went through of fear to look at the rejection letters on his wall and to

rejection letters on his wall and to

rejection letters on his wall and to acknowledge that they existed but at the

acknowledge that they existed but at the

acknowledge that they existed but at the same time the to keep moving forward is

same time the to keep moving forward is

same time the to keep moving forward is the process through which the cream

the process through which the cream

the process through which the cream rises to the top and the people who are

rises to the top and the people who are

rises to the top and the people who are truly determined to create skills are

truly determined to create skills are

truly determined to create skills are actually finally able to succeed so

actually finally able to succeed so

actually finally able to succeed so another person I looked at is georges

another person I looked at is georges

another person I looked at is georges perec

perec

perec and in particular this book portrayed in

and in particular this book portrayed in

and in particular this book portrayed in man which is an incredible book i

man which is an incredible book i

man which is an incredible book i recommend to anyone and it was the first

recommend to anyone and it was the first

recommend to anyone and it was the first book parrot growth when he was quite

book parrot growth when he was quite

book parrot growth when he was quite young but it was actually published very

young but it was actually published very

young but it was actually published very recently so about fifty years after his

recently so about fifty years after his

recently so about fifty years after his death and in his own lifetime parrot

death and in his own lifetime parrot

death and in his own lifetime parrot trying very hard to get this book

trying very hard to get this book

trying very hard to get this book published and he kept being asked to

published and he kept being asked to

published and he kept being asked to rewrite it by publishers so you catch

rewrite it by publishers so you catch

rewrite it by publishers so you catch writing and rewriting it and then after

writing and rewriting it and then after

writing and rewriting it and then after a few people

a few people

a few people he decided to take on so he put the book

he decided to take on so he put the book

he decided to take on so he put the book away and he went to invert mobiles and

away and he went to invert mobiles and

away and he went to invert mobiles and ensure that they were so amazing we

ensure that they were so amazing we

ensure that they were so amazing we could not be published so when he

could not be published so when he

could not be published so when he received Indonesia rejections again

received Indonesia rejections again

received Indonesia rejections again he could have go to the experiments of

he could have go to the experiments of

he could have go to the experiments of he could have kept writing and rewriting

he could have kept writing and rewriting

he could have kept writing and rewriting and

and

and until his original message was

until his original message was

until his original message was completely lost

completely lost

completely lost and it probably would have been

and it probably would have been

and it probably would have been published anyway how many times people

published anyway how many times people

published anyway how many times people evasive well there’s no raises but at

evasive well there’s no raises but at

evasive well there’s no raises but at that point and at same time you could

that point and at same time you could

that point and at same time you could have quit all right during jobs

have quit all right during jobs

have quit all right during jobs something else in his life

something else in his life

something else in his life the said he acknowledged that people

the said he acknowledged that people

the said he acknowledged that people were not ready for a book at that point

were not ready for a book at that point

were not ready for a book at that point and he put it away and then eventually

and he put it away and then eventually

and he put it away and then eventually it rediscovered published and became

it rediscovered published and became

it rediscovered published and became this new market and through the other

this new market and through the other

this new market and through the other books he wrote Jeremy’s love parrot

books he wrote Jeremy’s love parrot

books he wrote Jeremy’s love parrot became just a very influential writer he

became just a very influential writer he

became just a very influential writer he was a huge part of the 20th century

was a huge part of the 20th century

was a huge part of the 20th century literature so essentially what I’m

literature so essentially what I’m

literature so essentially what I’m suggesting here is that in your own work

suggesting here is that in your own work

suggesting here is that in your own work whatever it is that you do whatever it

whatever it is that you do whatever it

whatever it is that you do whatever it is you do now in the future to try and

is you do now in the future to try and

is you do now in the future to try and picture that bell curve and each time

picture that bell curve and each time

picture that bell curve and each time someone responds to your work wherever

someone responds to your work wherever

someone responds to your work wherever it is in the spectrum they responding to

it is in the spectrum they responding to

it is in the spectrum they responding to try and find that midpoint wherever you

try and find that midpoint wherever you

try and find that midpoint wherever you are now to just try and try and find

are now to just try and try and find

are now to just try and try and find that midpoint but about earth where you

that midpoint but about earth where you

that midpoint but about earth where you can take feedback and take criticism at

can take feedback and take criticism at

can take feedback and take criticism at the same time

the same time

the same time keep moving keep improving and to keep

keep moving keep improving and to keep

keep moving keep improving and to keep using references in the skill but also

using references in the skill but also

using references in the skill but also under the accomplish so to sum this up

under the accomplish so to sum this up

under the accomplish so to sum this up in one sentence I’ll say this thing

in one sentence I’ll say this thing

in one sentence I’ll say this thing about not caring it’s about caring

about not caring it’s about caring

about not caring it’s about caring enough there’s not too much

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