Regard yourself as a small corporation of one. Take yourself off on team-building exercises (long walks). Hold a Christmas party every year at which you stand in the corner of your writing room, shouting very loudly to yourself while drinking a bottle of white wine. Then masturbate under the desk. The following day you will feel a deep and cohering sense of embarrassment. Will Self
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In a world where self-esteem is at an all-time low, the idea of taking yourself up on a team building exercise can be rather daunting. In other words, it’s not that there aren’t already enough people out there who think of themselves as “small corporations of one,” or “the worst writers in the world.” It’s just that most of them don’t actually do anything about it. Take this advice from acclaimed author Robert Bly, for instance: “I was struck by how few people in the world know how to take care of their own needs. A work of art is the only thing you can do for yourself with which you can create ecstasy.

I don't think you can get better at anything than you get in your capacity for creating ecstasy in your life. If you can't create ecstatic moments for yourself, then how in hell are you going to create ecstatic moments for anybody else? If there's something you're not very good at, don't buy into it. Do it anyway.

Get good at it anyway.”

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