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Way Walker's personal creativity notes about art, fear, taste, purpose, attention, and the hidden forces that shape what we make.
A Creativity Notes collection
Perfectionism
Releasing impossible standards so the work can live.
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When is your art done?
Leonardo da Vinci said “A work of art is never finished, only abandoned". And so at what point in our creative process should we give ourselves permission to abandon the art?
Your art might be finished. But not done.
We’re conditioned to believe that length equals seriousness. That complexity equals intelligence. That if something is hard to follow, it must be saying something important.
Your art doesn’t need an A+.
You can’t fail at being yourself. But we were taught that we could fail at expressing ourself.
Why you feel like you’re never doing enough.
"Look at them. They’re moving faster. They’re better. I’m still stuck, still trying to catch up."
My favorite quotes from creativity books about perfectionism.
Below are my favorite excerpts and quotes form creativity books about perfectionism. Enjoy!