Embrace Imperfection Through Practice

Before creating, we imagine a flawless version that exists only in our minds, causing attachment to unbuilt ideas.

Humans experience a taste-skill discrepancy where our standards outpace our abilities, leading to creative paralysis.

Planning and research can feel productive but often serve as avoidance of actual imperfect creation.

Producing many imperfect works builds skill and excellence, while chasing perfection hinders hands-on learning.

The brain rewards imagination as if it were real achievement, which can substitute planning for practice.

Social media spotlights finished successes, masking the struggle and practice required for mastery.

The “Do-Learn” approach emphasizes starting work early, learning through doing, and accepting failures as growth.

Creative projects face a quitting point when enthusiasm fades, and persistence turns ideas into reality.

Lowering the stakes and adopting a beginner’s mindset enables a constructive dialogue with reality.