Artist vs. Addict Amateur vs. Professional

[jstyer]

Pretty short, but powerful peice... really made me think about some areas where I'm being an "addict".

http://the99percent.com/articles/7192/Are-You-Trapped-in-a-Shadow-Career-The-Artist-vs-The-Addict

[ford.304]

Both addict and artist are dealing with the same material, which is the pain of being human and the struggle against self-sabotage.

He doesn't have a bad point about distractions, but that line makes it a little hard to take the essay seriously.

[bdcheung]

nice read--thanks for sharing!