Creating Accountability Systems for Consistent Creative Output

Summary

The article discusses the author's experience with a creative accountability system where they exchanged daily creative prompts with a friend (codename John) - the author would create songs based on prompts, and John would create drawings. This system worked well for several months until John lost interest, leaving the author without their external accountability structure. The article explores the concept of making creative success easy by removing barriers and creating systems that make failure difficult, rather than relying on willpower alone.