69: "I Can't" Is Usually a Lie

"The Textile Creative" with Virginia Wygal · Apr 2, 2026 · 28m

I Can’t Is Usually a Lie

Every maker has two lists. The list of things they're working on - and the other one. The things they haven't started, haven't finished, keep meaning to get to when the time is right. And next to every item on that second list, there is a reason. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough skill yet. Not quite ready.

Some of those reasons are legitimate. Real constraints that deserve to be taken seriously and worked around thoughtfully. But some of them are stories - carefully constructed, internally consistent, completely convincing stories that feel exactly like…