That an artist needs to be depressed and drunk to do his best is utter myth

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A myth that has taken too many people into self destructive patterns, but in any case, #art can be the shining light that gets you out of the hole 🕳️

Jeff Goins explores part of this idea in “Real Artists Don’t Starve”

The concept of the “suffering artists” is a false creation that hinders artists and making great work.

Doing the work can be challenging, but we don’t have to intentionally drag ourselves through the muck to make wonderful work.