...it isn’t enough to just create a lot when you want to learn to create things. You have to immerse yourself in “prior art.” You have to refine your tastes and learn from the good and bad ideas of others, if only so that you can avoid making something that feels innovative, but that will be boring and trite to your future audience.
Read Two Short Stories a Day
Read Two Short Stories a Day
Read Two Short Stories a Day
...it isn’t enough to just create a lot when you want to learn to create things. You have to immerse yourself in “prior art.” You have to refine your tastes and learn from the good and bad ideas of others, if only so that you can avoid making something that feels innovative, but that will be boring and trite to your future audience.