The deepest appreciation of things comes from making them.

Hate that writing? Write something better. Don’t like those ideas? Outline your own. Dislike that music? Write better music (this is the *exact* reason I wrote my album).

At first, your taste will exceed your ability to create. But over time, creating, you will develop an intense and long-lasting appreciation for all kinds of creative works – without losing your selectivity. Your selectivity, instead of being puerile and facile, quick and shallow, will be deep, considered, and as solidly grounded on merit as it is in flaws.

In time, you may come to love yourself as a creator instead of despising yourself as a selector.

In short – if you can’t find anything you like, make things for yourself to like.