Taylor Swift always knows how to create new surprises for her fans, and she herself has been a huge source of motivation!

On April 19, Taylor Swift’s 11th album titled “Tortured Poets Department” was released to the public, once again breaking numerous records for streaming globally. I think for fans, Taylor Swift achieving new milestones is not surprising.

Taylor Swift always knows how to create new surprises for her fans, and with “Tortured Poets Department,” global audiences were once again surprised as this is a “double” album with nearly double the number of songs originally planned: 31 tracks. An album with 31 songs is indeed a “huge” number in the music market. “How on earth could Taylor Swift write an additional 31 songs amidst so many other personal projects?”

Taylor Swift’s success is not just built on luck; the 35-year-old self-made billionaire is a model of effort and diligence in artistic work.

This is not the first time Taylor Swift has surprised audiences with her perseverance in artistic work. When the album “evermore” was released to the public, Taylor Swift shared:

“We couldn’t stop creating new songs. To put it more whimsically, it feels like you’re standing at the edge of a fairytale forest and there’s only one choice: turn back or venture deeper into the music forest. We chose to go further; I and my collaborators are truly proud that the 9th album – the ‘sister’ of ‘folklore’ – could be released. I named the new album evermore.”

“evermore” was released shortly after “folklore,” with Taylor Swift releasing two albums back-to-back within a few months. “folklore” had 17 tracks, and “evermore” had a similar number of songs, totaling 34 tracks. During a time when entertainment activities slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor Swift persevered to release 34 new songs, much like what she is doing with “Tortured Poets Department.”

Quantity goes hand in hand with quality; “folklore” brought Taylor Swift her 3rd Grammy Award for “Album of the Year” in her career, and “evermore” is one of the audience’s favorite albums; personally, “evermore” is Taylor Swift’s pinnacle album with impressive storytelling and delightful lyrics. Taylor Swift doesn’t compromise quality for quantity; she has excelled in every aspect with these two new albums, a completely new style compared to her previous music productions.

Taylor Swift’s youth is a journey of relentless effort, as the singer released her first album at the age of 17, and since then, every two years like clockwork, Taylor Swift has presented a new music product. Taylor Swift’s success may seem dazzling on the surface, but behind the stage lights is a Taylor Swift tirelessly working in the studio, standing to sing on the car dump to debut her first song.

And when her music catalog was blatantly stolen, Kelly Clarkson advised Taylor Swift to re-record everything. Re-recording all 6 albums? Could that be an impossible feat when she still has so many new plans? Re-recording all the albums that were stolen is unprecedented, but Taylor Swift has proven that nothing is impossible. In the entertainment industry, women always have to put in much more effort than men to achieve similar results. Taylor Swift has shown the public that one should never underestimate a female artist when she can achieve the impossible.

While new albums like “folklore,” “evermore,” or “Midnights” continue to be released regularly, Taylor Swift also introduces “Taylor’s version” of each old album along with many new songs she has never released. Re-recording doesn’t just mean singing the same songs again, as Taylor Swift has to rejuvenate her songs. It’s a massive workload. Of course, it cannot be denied that Taylor Swift has an incredibly supportive team, but I believe that every A-list singer has a strong support team behind them, but only Taylor Swift consistently releases music diligently and regularly like this.

One by one, Taylor Swift’s 4 “spiritual children” have been reclaimed. Audiences are eagerly awaiting the release of the final 2 albums, “Taylor Swift” and “reputation.” I fully believe that Taylor Swift will release another album this year with the work ethic that, as I often joke, managers or employers expect from Gen Z employees.

It would be remiss not to mention Taylor Swift’s diligence without discussing “The Eras Tour” – a global music event that has shattered many records in both the number of performances and sales figures. As of March 2024, Taylor Swift has held 83 performances. In the United States alone, Taylor Swift has brought audiences 53 nights of shows in 20 cities, along with 30 more nights in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. By the end of 2024, Taylor Swift is expected to complete a total of 152 tours in 54 cities worldwide. The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing music tour in history with the largest audience in many cities.

If this isn’t an icon of diligence, I don’t know what else you’d be waiting for. Being present at the stadium and witnessing Taylor Swift’s live performances is where you truly see the perseverance of the 1989-born singer. Over 3 continuous hours with more than 40 songs, Taylor Swift seems to never take a break, regardless of freezing weather or heavy rain. Almost in every city, Taylor Swift performs for 2-3 consecutive nights, and there are even places where she performs for 5 consecutive nights!

Perhaps Taylor Swift’s fans don’t just love her for her musical talent. Not everyone chooses a career in music, but surely, anyone can find motivation by looking at Taylor Swift’s long journey of relentless effort.

If ever feeling like giving up, stopping trying, complaining about too much work, feeling exhausted even though just starting, embracing an easy path, thinking there’s no time to try something new, remember Taylor Swift.