on not disappointing myself
Motivation for Creative People: How to Stay Creative While Gaining Money, Fame, and Reputation
Mark McGuinness • 1 highlight
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Such thinking assumes that you must be constantly victorious—not only against your peers, but also against an earlier version of your own poor self. Most dangerously of all, such thinking assumes that if you cannot win, then you must not continue to play. But what does any of that have to do with vocation? What does any of that have to do with the
... See moreElizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
the real struggle of perfectionism isn’t the impossibility of perfection — it’s the constant feeling of failure.
I’ve long lived as if there’s a silent critic in the corner, watching and grading me. Is my kitchen clean? Do my pants fit? Did I complete everything on my to-do list? Did I journal, meditate, exercise? Did I try hard enough? Did I make ... See more
I’ve long lived as if there’s a silent critic in the corner, watching and grading me. Is my kitchen clean? Do my pants fit? Did I complete everything on my to-do list? Did I journal, meditate, exercise? Did I try hard enough? Did I make ... See more
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