I write and make art too and I regularly have very similar thoughts that compete to get in the way of my creativity . Here are some of my thoughts . Maybe they will help you ? Nothing will endure forever all we make will someday fade into obscurity . However , what you create is still powerful , meaningful , and relevant . Carl Sagan often mused that humans are the result of billions of years of cosmic evolution in which the universe has found a way to know itself . That is to say you are a unique entity that is experiencing this incredible universe from a unique vantage and perspective of time , space , and identity . The work you create within the finite timeframe in which you live and breathe can only be created by you . It is the summation of your experiences in this life , your contribution to the grand symphony of human knowledge and experience . You decide what you want to say and how you want to say it . Not all of it will seem good to you and that ' s okay . Even if what you write today isn ' t up to your standard , what you write tomorrow might leave you shaking with pride . People in the now will like what they like and hate what they hate . It ' s not as important as you might think . And besides , no matter how bad you think it is , someone out there will like and be touched by it . It ' s your entry in the book our species has been writing for an epoch you can sculpt what you decide to say and how you say it , but when so many people live their lives saying nothing , saying something , anything at all seems better doesn ' t it ! ?