Instead of applying self-knowledge, self-discipline, delayed gratification, and hard work, we simply consume a product.by Parker on TwosInstead of applying self-knowledge, self-discipline, delayed gratification, and hard work, we simply consume a product.As artists and professionals, it is our obligation to enact our own internal revolution, a private insurrection inside our own skulls. In this uprising, we free ourselves from the tyranny of consumer culture. We overthrow the programming of advertising, movies, video games, magazines, TV, and MTV by which we have been hypnotized from the cradle. We unplug ourselves from the grid by recognizing that we will never cure our restlessness by contributing our disposable income to the bottom line of Bullsh*t, Inc., but only by doing our work.The truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as an indicator of aspiration. It reflects love, love of something we dream of doing, and desire, desire to do it. If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?” chances are you are.The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.