As Soon As an Hour a Day to Work on Your Passion Can Be a Good Thing
It would be nice if we all had the freedom to work on whatever we want during the day, but in reality most creatives work during the day and then take on their own projects in their spare time. As screenwriter Brian Koppelman points out, having only an hour or two to work on your project every day isn’t necessarily a limitation. This can help focus your attention.
In an interview with writer Ramit Sethi, Koppelman explains how he wrote Rounders while working full time. Rejecting the idea of quitting his job to become a screenwriter, Koppelman only worked on the script for two hours a day:
“I felt alive during those two hours, which was different from what I felt at any other moment of my day … during that period I felt alive, involved, as if I was doing what I had to do … I got advice that said: do not quit your job, because then the pressure on you will be so great that you will be hindered. When you create, you want to eliminate sources of anxiety. So for an hour a day, you just get rid of all the nonsense. You will go in there and you will do your job. “
We pointed out earlier that you shouldn’t use your day-to-day work as an excuse to not pursue your passion . Some people may argue that you should quit smoking so that you have no choice but to succeed in your dream. While this sounds good in theory, it is impractical and, as Koppelman points out, can actually be counterproductive.
On the other hand, just an hour a day can force you to focus on this project and do more than you thought. The key (and Koppelman briefly touches on this) is creating a system that allows you to work while making time for your passionate project.
Check out the full interview at the link below.
Instant Creativity with Brian Koppelman | I will teach you to be rich