In T’s advice column Culture Therapist, either Ligaya Mishan or Megan O’Grady solves your problems using art. Have a question? Q: How do you silence your fear of failure when you start writing something you love very much? — Name WithheldA: I think the first question is, for you, what is failure? And certainly there are times in the writing process when a cool gimlet eye is required to save us from our worst instincts, but not before you’ve had a chance to start.

Source: New York Times October 23, 2019 17:03 UTC