I am a devoted fan of the superbly produced & edited This American Life the brainchild of my producer idol: Ira Glass. I’ve been listening to the TAL podcasts for years. Ira’s new book The New Kings of Non-fiction is on my must-read list. He and his team creates content that engages, ignites, informs, inspires…and sometimes makes me laugh out loud as I head into my morning life. His work is a quality standard for me. So I highly recommend watching this video about continuing in your creative process even when you aren’t reaching your own standards: this message, and his honesty, is golden.

h/t to another of my icons, Merlin Mann of 43 Folders