Never Satisfied

But, satisfied creatively? No. That’s probably part of being an artist - you’re not ever satisfied. I can look back over the 100 final pieces in the book and there are things I would do differently. You’re never done, you just run out of time. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied. I look back on things I did 2 years ago and I don’t like it anymore. As a creative person, you’re constantly trying to reinvent, so I chalk it up to that. I’m not satisfied because if I ever did get satisfied, I would start to die as an artist.

—Matt Stevens on The Great Discontent

Pretty insightful thoughts on the nature of creative work. There is always a dissatisfaction that is driving us to become better. We've made some things we're proud of, but we haven't made anything that couldn't be better somehow. It keeps us hungry.