Erasmus — The desire to write grows with writing.
The desire to write grows with writing.Erasmus
Attributed to Erasmus (correspondence; no specific letter identified)
Motivation is usually taught backwards. We wait to feel like writing, then write. Erasmus reverses it: the writing itself manufactures the appetite for more.
The same is true of speaking English. Do not wait for confidence to arrive before you use it. Use it, and the confidence is produced by the using.
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A strong feeling of wanting something.
Synonyms: wish, longing, appetite
The desire came after she began.
The force gained by movement or a series of events.
Synonyms: drive, impetus, thrust
Writing daily built momentum.
Common questions
It means motivation follows action: the more you write, the more you want to write. Starting creates the desire, not the other way round.
A Dutch scholar and writer of the Renaissance, known for his letters, essays, and humanist learning.
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