Making things: interview series

Today, it has never been easier to create something, anything. But when given the opportunity, most people never do.I feel this. I feel this so much, as a writer who hacks around on this blog; as a coder who has never made anything truly great; as a musician who has played gigs for money, but has never written a song. And I’ve heard friends and acquaintances tell me about it - amazing, interesting, talented, witty people - who don’t feel like they can create. Besides those hard constraints - time, money, health, obligations - there are deeper insecurities at play. It’s not that I don’t have ideas; if anything, the blank page is overwhelming with possibilities. But there’s always a bit of doubt lurking - someone else has already done it, better than I could hope to do, so why start?I interviewed four creators I admire, who make exciting, creative, uniquely-personal things - the kinds of things we need more of - hoping they could tell me how they stay motivated and decide what to work…