Fail.
For example, exceptional photographers are like the best basketball players. They take lots of shots. Many miss the mark, but now and then -- Wow! Those Wow! shots get posted, purchased and prized. But it's all the other shots that make them possible.
Give yourself the freedom to fail. Laugh at the goofs:
Then, learn. Try again.
Practice may not make perfect.
But it sure can make a scarf.
Practice may not make perfect.
But it sure can make a scarf.
P.S. I spent more than an hour last night trying to write this post. I finally gave up. This morning, it took two minutes. Along with embracing failure, know when to quit. I'm still learning that lesson.
So true! I wish teachers taught this is school.
ReplyDeleteI think knowing when to fail is as critical as knowing how to succeed. I keep a file of "failed" songs, plays, ideas, etc. Often as not, when the time is right, they clamour for my attention and become successes.
ReplyDeleteI may have to do another post on the "failure" file ...
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