Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org)

Why HN readers recommended it

Shared as encouragement for beginners learning design or craft, on persisting through the taste-skill gap.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Getoutthebox1

Topic

creative process and taste gap

Format

interview

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2012–2015

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• This is actually a very common stumbling block. See the Ira Glass video.. [VIDEO] You learn how to differentiate between good and bad much faster than you learn how to create good. Which can be super discouraging because it means that at first all it …

• A large aspect of design that separates great professional designers from amateurs is very hard to teach. It can be described as training your eye and developing your taste. This simply comes from repetition and practise. Ira Glass articulates this well describing the creative process …

• Ira Glass has some advice on the issue of when you start something you enjoy, but your skill doesn't match your taste. Push through and keep practicing until your skill matches your taste. [VIDEO]