How I Write Clips(@PerellClips):"Nobody thinks they're very good at it while they're doing it." Michael Pollan has been writing for 40 years. He's written multiple best-sellers. And yet: "Every time you start, every time you face that white screen, is, you know, why doesn't this come more easily?" "There's a tendency to think if it's hard, it's not for me, or I'm not good at it, or I'm not the right person. But it's hard for everybody, to one degree or another." "And I still struggle, you know, every time I sit down to write, play games with myself, how much I have to produce before I can go have a snack." "So just because you find it difficult doesn't mean you're not born to do it."

2026.10.13 15:45

"Nobody thinks they're very good at it while they're doing it." Michael Pollan has been writing for 40 years. He's written multiple best-sellers. And yet: "Every time you start, every time you face that white screen, is, you know, why doesn't this come more easily?" "There's a tendency to think if it's hard, it's not for me, or I'm not good at it, or I'm not the right person. But it's hard for everybody, to one degree or another." "And I still struggle, you know, every time I sit down to write, play games with myself, how much I have to produce before I can go have a snack." "So just because you find it difficult doesn't mean you're not born to do it."