The Paradox of Perfectionism
Rob Goodlatte on letting go and not being so much of a perfectionist:
“Stop being a perfectionist—just throw it out there and see what happens. It’s simple advice, but something that I’ve been ignoring for too long. Not every blog post will be your opus, not every design will be your masterpiece. Stressing over every detail and clinging onto the project until it’s “perfect” only constructs a barrier in your creative process.”
Great advice indeed and something I’m continuing to think about with the various projects I have in the fire at the moment including my blog’s redesign that I only seem to get 20 minutes per day to take a look at.
Source: The Paradox of Perfectionism — RobGoodlatte.com.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Great quote, Colin. Thanks for sharing it.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Colin:
Your links lately have been really outstanding. Enjoyed this and the Paradox of Perfectionism.
Chris
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Hey Colin, Clarkey over from 9 Rules.
Excellent snip. I hate to think how many pieces of music I’ve ditched or procrastinated over purely because it wasn’t quite “there”.
We have to have filters, we have to have standards but you know what, unfinished = nothing, zip, and it’s most certainly less than where you think your work is at now.
Always holding back in the name of perfection often results in looking back in frustration.
80% of something is better than 100% of nothing.
Make some mistakes it’s liberating
Clarkey.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Chris Tingom: Thanks so much. Glad you are enjoying the links.
Clarkey: Thanks for stopping by. Excellent points.