03 Good creative work doesn't just descend upon you while you wait

Reading this passage,
reminded me of the way Haruki Murakami
described his writing process, which he called the "Chandler Method."

Chandler refers to Raymond Chandler.
He is a legendary hard-boiled author
known for masterpieces like "The Long Goodbye" (translated by Haruki Murakami).

Haruki Murakami describes the Chandler Method of writing as:

1. Write at a set time
2. Write a set amount
3. Even if you can't write, write anyway

He says he incorporates these habits into his life to write.

There is talk that Haruki Murakami is a fast writer, and
because he has incorporated these habits into his body,
he is able to move forward with his manuscript
without waiting for the words to descend upon him.

Now, returning to the words of Samiro Yunoki,
Samiro Yunoki cites "expressing whatever catches your heart"
as a "habit for craftsmanship."

In this case, expression is likely creation.
The "exciting things" that catch your heart
undergo a chemical reaction in your mind and turn into "exciting creations."
What a creator makes while enjoying the process will surely be conveyed to the receiver.

In other words, "excitement" is contagious.

This means that from one person's "excitement,"
the "excitement" of five or ten people is born,
and then it spreads not just across Japan, but across the world.

People who look on with cynical eyes, thinking, "I could do that too," and just wait for inspiration to fall from the heavens, will be left behind.

No matter what others say, stick to what you find fun.
Don't wait for creative inspiration to descend; struggle with all your might.
Then, creative work that only you can make will be born.

Haruki Murakami's Chandler-style writing method,
in the sense that it doesn't wait for inspiration to descend from the heavens,
is perhaps the same as Mr. Yunoki's way of thinking.

In the end, I believe that by struggling in an unglamorous way,
creative work is born
from within yourself.

Let's enjoy writing.
Let's pick up a pen while feeling the joy of drawing.
Let's strum the guitar.

The answer to good creative work is surely there.
That is what I think.

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