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"And what I thought was that many of the things that feel really good to me, that make me happy, that give me the sense that I am in the right place doing the right thing, are incredibly hard to start doing."
— Irina Dumitrescu
Against discipline"The answer I so often hear to this problem is discipline. “Discipline” is the chorus of a one-beat, assembly-line pop song. It’s bad, but it’s played so often it gets into your head anyway."
— Irina Dumitrescu
Against discipline"Discipline is what’s supposed to make the difference between doing the sustaining thing and succumbing to Resistance."
— Irina Dumitrescu
Against discipline"The problem is that the person we’re actually rebelling against is ourselves."
— Irina Dumitrescu
Against discipline"I’ve done a small amount of writing instruction too, and I’ve noticed it takes a while to open up to the idea of play. Adults feel they ought to be working, being productive."
— Irina Dumitrescu
Against discipline"But the more they relax into play, the livelier, more moving, and more original their prose gets. They’re not fighting themselves anymore. They’re just being themselves."
— Irina Dumitrescu
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