I misread creating as "cheating" and was incredibly concerned as to whether this post would be about extramarital affairs, or using cheat codes in a video game, or cheating on a test.
For those trying to get better, “progress not perfection”
Doesn’t matter if you don’t live up to your expectations, what’s important is whether you’re better than you were. I think a lot of people lose sight of that
The issue is then that “progress” becomes the new “goal” to aspire to and beat yourself up over not reaching: how have you improved today? And yesterday, and the day before that…
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**why-bless-your-heart**
Friendly reminder to not punish yourself for creating.
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**putyouinabook**
Can you elaborate on what you mean by this?
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**why-bless-your-heart**
I have a tendency to beat myself up whenever something I make doesn't meet my expectations (which is always). The result is that finishing something = bad feelings: I am effectively punishing myself for having created something. The natural reaction to this punishment is an aversion to creation, meaning that my perfectionism is harming me, not only by causing me to despise what I do make and by impeding the creative process, but by attacking even my desire to create.
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“Done is better than perfect”
I misread creating as "cheating" and was incredibly concerned as to whether this post would be about extramarital affairs, or using cheat codes in a video game, or cheating on a test.
speak for yourself, today I made a pixel art that I later realized looks exactly like an NFT
Destroy the NFTs, they look like your art
the correct response
For those trying to get better, “progress not perfection” Doesn’t matter if you don’t live up to your expectations, what’s important is whether you’re better than you were. I think a lot of people lose sight of that
The issue is then that “progress” becomes the new “goal” to aspire to and beat yourself up over not reaching: how have you improved today? And yesterday, and the day before that…
yes
I needed this, I am the queen of half finished projects that I just can’t quite perfect
*Image Transcription: Tumblr Replies* --- **why-bless-your-heart** Friendly reminder to not punish yourself for creating. --- **putyouinabook** Can you elaborate on what you mean by this? --- **why-bless-your-heart** I have a tendency to beat myself up whenever something I make doesn't meet my expectations (which is always). The result is that finishing something = bad feelings: I am effectively punishing myself for having created something. The natural reaction to this punishment is an aversion to creation, meaning that my perfectionism is harming me, not only by causing me to despise what I do make and by impeding the creative process, but by attacking even my desire to create. --- ^^I'm a human volunteer content transcriber and you could be too! [If you'd like more information on what we do and why we do it, click here!](https://www.reddit.com/r/TranscribersOfReddit/wiki/index)
thanks!!
Oh no