Creating Perfectionism
A collection of anxiety triggers that get me one step closer to feeding my desire to create literally anything…
Creating Perfectionism
"Your 20's are your 'selfish' years. It's a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love A lot, love A little, and never touch the ground.. #loversanddriftersclub
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How to win in your 20s (a thread):
1. Don’t send angry emails/texts. Wait 24 hours. Eat, sleep, chill and remember that it’s not worth it
2. Post vids. You’re young, you know how to film well. Pick a niche, share 1 video a day, and let it compound. By 30, you have 100k subs https://t.co/lVyCjWgcwI
you can also spend your 20s exploring things, trying stuff out, figuring out your talents, and discerning your vocation. You probably aren’t that interesting yet (sorry), you probably don’t have that much to say (sorry). You just haven’t lived much of adult life yet . Again, that’s what your 20s are for. Squeeze the most out of your life.
Catherine Shannon • How to Make the Most of Your 20s
Create a social media account as a place for a project. Don’t share anything personal, use it as a place to share something you’re making. See how it feels.
Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)
Nauseating feeling of posting personal updates, progress, images of myself
Peele: The best moments I’ve ever seen in improv are funnier than the best stand-up bits that I’ve ever seen. There’s something that can only happen between two people collaborating, and I just think that two people with the same vision is better than one.
Judd Apatow • Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Sharing Creative Space & Collaboration- asking for help and support when needed or desired
These rules for improv attributed to Del Close are also great rules for life https://t.co/ghtedCL8yN
Comedic Connection
I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it’s just terrified. Because underneath that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again, “I am not good enough an
... See moreElizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Creation x Gentle Forgiveness
Perfectionism is a mindset that demands we perform as superbly as possible to be sufficient as a person. We conflate our goodness as a person with our performance in areas we care about—academics, our job, our social behavior, fitness, appearance, parenting, home organization, the list goes on.
Ellen Hendriksen • “If I Let Go of Perfectionism I Won’t Be as Good as I Am Now.”
Self Worth Reflection