Good writers write badly

Dr. Gio Valiante on the Knowledge Project Podcast:

You want to write a book. You write a book. You don’t wait for inspiration. You sit down every day and on the days where nothing’s coming, you stay in your seat and you write it badly because you have to write through the bad days to get to the good days.

I don't want to write a book, but I want to write every day and I want to write well. That's why I'm here. Today is one of those days where nothing is coming, but I'm still here writing. Showing up, even on days I don't want to, is how my system works.