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Ira Glass On the Importance of Doing a Lot of Work

March 22, 2011 By Ron Dawson

Ira Glass is the host of the popular public radio show, “This American Life.” He did an interview about storytelling, and in this segment, he talks about the importance of doing a lot of work. You see, when we start out in this creative business, we have a certain level of taste. We know what’s good and what’s not. And the problem arises when we can see that the quality of work we are able to output is not up to snuff with what we know to be the level we want to achieve. In order to get past that sense and not give up, you have to just pour out a lot of work.

Questions to ponder:

  • How often are you practicing your craft?
  • If you’re a filmmaker, are you making films even when you’re not being hired? (I need to get better at this myself)
  • How close are you to reaching your 10,000 hours required to become an “expert”?

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Inspiration, Ira Glass, PRI, This American Life

About Ron Dawson

Ron is a writer, filmmaker, speaker, author, coach, and host of Radio Film School. He does brand and content marketing for the media and tech industries at Blade Ronner Media.

Comments

  1. Mary says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:51 am

    I really REALLY appreciate the video. “The work your making will be as good as your ambitions.” hit hard.

  2. Josh Ferdaszewski says

    March 24, 2011 at 11:13 am

    I’m a rabid TAL Podcast listener and I love Ira. It’s good to have a reminder to keep up an art practice. Do work even if none of it is paying!

  3. Neil Cowley says

    March 25, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    That 10,000 hours was Malcolm Gladwell’s idea wasn’t it – yea – that idea helped me birth http://mindaswater.com

    • Ron Dawson says

      March 25, 2011 at 2:37 pm

      Yes it was. 🙂

  4. John Moon says

    March 11, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Totally understand where he is coming from here. But as creative people, are we every really 100% satisfied with a project? So far, not me. I’m not sure if it will ever happen. You always find room to grow and improve. Alex VanHalen said in a recent interview that he continues to try different things and it may not always sound the best but he continues to grow.

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