Gretchen Rubin

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Are you painting your own fakes?

Are you painting your own fakes?

Are you painting your own fakes?

Okay, so the aphorism is the question, are you painting your own fakes? So this is a true story where a gallery owner had come into possession of an alleged Picasso, so he goes to Kahn to ask Picasso in his studio, is this your work? And Picasso glances at it and he says, oh no, that's a fake.

Okay, so the aphorism is the question, are you painting your own fakes? So this is a true story where a gallery owner had come into possession of an alleged Picasso, so he goes to Kahn to ask Picasso in his studio, is this your work? And Picasso glances at it and he says, oh no, that's a fake.

Okay, so the aphorism is the question, are you painting your own fakes? So this is a true story where a gallery owner had come into possession of an alleged Picasso, so he goes to Kahn to ask Picasso in his studio, is this your work? And Picasso glances at it and he says, oh no, that's a fake.

And some time goes by, and another artwork emerges, and the dealer takes it to Picasso, and Picasso says, no, no, no, that's a fake. And then the dealer says, Maître, I myself saw you paint this with my own eyes. And Picasso said, I often paint fakes. And I think this is for people who are creative, which is, are you dialing it in? Are you just following in a rote way?

And some time goes by, and another artwork emerges, and the dealer takes it to Picasso, and Picasso says, no, no, no, that's a fake. And then the dealer says, Maître, I myself saw you paint this with my own eyes. And Picasso said, I often paint fakes. And I think this is for people who are creative, which is, are you dialing it in? Are you just following in a rote way?

And some time goes by, and another artwork emerges, and the dealer takes it to Picasso, and Picasso says, no, no, no, that's a fake. And then the dealer says, Maître, I myself saw you paint this with my own eyes. And Picasso said, I often paint fakes. And I think this is for people who are creative, which is, are you dialing it in? Are you just following in a rote way?

Is it just coming too easily? I'm always like, if I start typing really fast, I'm like, OK, you're probably dealing with a cliche, repeating yourself, just recycling something from the past. If it's original and fresh, it's hard. I don't want to paint my own fakes.

Is it just coming too easily? I'm always like, if I start typing really fast, I'm like, OK, you're probably dealing with a cliche, repeating yourself, just recycling something from the past. If it's original and fresh, it's hard. I don't want to paint my own fakes.

Is it just coming too easily? I'm always like, if I start typing really fast, I'm like, OK, you're probably dealing with a cliche, repeating yourself, just recycling something from the past. If it's original and fresh, it's hard. I don't want to paint my own fakes.

Yeah, that was a fun one. Yeah, the drop-mic quality of aphorisms is part of what makes me fun, but sometimes I just couldn't resist just a delicious illustration.

Yeah, that was a fun one. Yeah, the drop-mic quality of aphorisms is part of what makes me fun, but sometimes I just couldn't resist just a delicious illustration.

Yeah, that was a fun one. Yeah, the drop-mic quality of aphorisms is part of what makes me fun, but sometimes I just couldn't resist just a delicious illustration.

Oh, this is a great story.

Oh, this is a great story.

Oh, this is a great story.