Excellent advice. The plan isn't the project; the map isn't the terrain.
Maps and plans are of course safe. It can't do any harm to spend another day tweaking the plan. Right?
I am the worst for this. It is like an addiction plus a massive blind spot rolled into one. I started my own Substack specifically to make me ship. In the end it is all that matters.
Very intriguing insights. As a artist myself I find it daunting how much I dont know versus what I do know and find myself in a feedback loop of imposter syndrome and finding new information. Some times its just avoidance or resistance that needs blasting through and stop worrying about the end. There is no end. :)
This is really interesting- a part of me rebels- what if i am drawing the same cup badly over and over again? At what point am I just teaching myself in muscle memory to draw a bad cup? On the other hand, if I have a beginning drawing book and a goal, maybe I should at least log a certain number of hours on the bad cup before doing any further research…. How do you decide how long to go before seeking feedback or more info? I know with my beginner guitar noodling, at least a week of messing around( 30 min a day?) maybe earns me the right to say, what can i try differently?
Learning is like inhaling. You can only do it so long before you should exhale.
Excellent advice. The plan isn't the project; the map isn't the terrain.
Maps and plans are of course safe. It can't do any harm to spend another day tweaking the plan. Right?
I am the worst for this. It is like an addiction plus a massive blind spot rolled into one. I started my own Substack specifically to make me ship. In the end it is all that matters.
Very intriguing insights. As a artist myself I find it daunting how much I dont know versus what I do know and find myself in a feedback loop of imposter syndrome and finding new information. Some times its just avoidance or resistance that needs blasting through and stop worrying about the end. There is no end. :)
Loved it. Spot on.
This is really interesting- a part of me rebels- what if i am drawing the same cup badly over and over again? At what point am I just teaching myself in muscle memory to draw a bad cup? On the other hand, if I have a beginning drawing book and a goal, maybe I should at least log a certain number of hours on the bad cup before doing any further research…. How do you decide how long to go before seeking feedback or more info? I know with my beginner guitar noodling, at least a week of messing around( 30 min a day?) maybe earns me the right to say, what can i try differently?
Thank you for giving me the much needed slap, big brother.