# When the Money's Just Too Damn Good  ## About - Author: Nat Eliason - Title: When the Money's Just Too Damn Good - Tags: #articles - URL: https://blog.nateliason.com/p/money-too-good ## Highlights I now understand, too, my mental cycle with writing and money. I don’t regret the past diversions: they’ve given me a much better starting point than most people who decide to take their writing seriously. But now that I know it’s how my mind works, I can better guard against future diversions. Future distractions by other people’s success. Future desires to “just go make some money for a little bit.” And hopefully, once I’m in the flow for long enough, the little voice in my head to go do something else will go away. I’m not afraid of failing. But I am afraid of getting distracted by money, and telling myself “I can always come back to it later.” Be careful what you do to pay the bills. You might just succeed at it. ---