If the choice is between finishing something, or perfecting it, done wins. Every time. Because done invites feedback, and feedback helps me improve. Once we admit to ourselves that perfect is impossible, all we’ve got left is done. And if it’s true that we learn from what we do, then the more we do, the more we learn. Getting to done, not perfect, then, is the fastest way to improve.
Am I a software designer who practices art ‘on the side’ or is it the other way around?
Might I make better work if, at the end of everyday, I put everything back in its place – just like they do in commercial kitchens?
Are artists under threat from generative artificial intelligence? Or is the ‘competition’ we see just misunderstood?
What happens to an idea if I’m too scared to draw it? If I don’t feel skilled enough? If I’m just not ready?
Should artists aspire for robotic-like accurate and consistency like those who are the best in their sport?
