I don’t trust artists* who pump out creative work like a gushing oil well. Artists who create prolifically either don’t do it deeply enough or they have minions — who will always remain nameless — help them create their art. One is sloppy and empty; the other is not genuine.

It is painful to create fully-forms ideas and well-crafted art, regardless of your medium. It takes time and genuine empathy to create strong relationship with other people who grow to trust your instincts and vision. And trust they will also share the limelight with you.

In the “always-on” “real-time” “what have you done for me lately” “how many social media friends do you have” world we have created for ourselves, we forget that we can’t rush deep understanding and craft, no matter how much we write; no matter how much we tweet; no matter how much we “connect.”

When we rush creativity, we may have a long chain, but the mettle is weak.**

*Writers, potters, painters, bloggers even…
**The pun was intended, not typoed.. but you really smart creatives are already smiling. Posers, go home.