It takes time.

 To all the creatives out there, no matter you are doodling on your phone or typing words after words in your computer, pushing away the guitar with frustrations, cleaning your paintbrushes for the n-th time or throwing away your fifth draft into the basket, just don’t stop. Keep doing, it takes time.

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