{"id":194,"date":"2017-08-28T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T01:57:04","slug":"closing-the-gap-between-your-taste-and-your-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/closing-the-gap-between-your-taste-and-your-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing the Gap Between Your Taste and Your Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Closing-the-Gap.png\" alt=\"Closing the gap between your work and your taste takes time.\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Closing-the-Gap.png 560w, https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Closing-the-Gap-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to lyric writing, music writing, or really any art, then you should watch this video. If your creative work doesn&#8217;t measure up to your taste then you should watch this video. If your latest song just isn&#8217;t quite as good as you think it should be, you should watch this video.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;The Gap&#8221; by Ira Glass<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/85040589\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"THE GAP by Ira Glass\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Closing the gap between your work and your taste takes time. You can sometimes shorten that time by learning from others, but if you aren&#8217;t willing to put in the work, the gap will always be there.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/speedsongwriting.com\/imaginary-friends-real-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keep creating real songs and you will slowly get closer to the songs you imagine in your head<\/a>, the gap will close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re new to lyric writing, music writing, or really any art, then you should watch this video. If your creative work doesn&#8217;t measure up to your taste then you should watch this video. 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