stray clippings #01
A big pile of imperfect things - Austin Kleon
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It's so frustrating when you have good taste, but your taste exceeds your abilities. I’ve been feeling this so much the past year. If you find yourself in the midst of the mud, I urge you to let the gap between where you are and where you want to be inspire you instead of be an excuse to beat yourself up. I aspire to Isak Dinesen’s way: work a litt
... See moreWhy do I feel bad if I don’t finish an essay? Well, I don’t get the psychological rewards that come with shipping. But why not? Why am I so fixated on the outcome instead of the process? Could I rework my concept of what I’m doing, such that I appreciate myself for the hours I put into my creative process, rather than the outputs that come out of i
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