i saw so many good posts with this format that had to do myself as well

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@spilledpixel I need to take this to heart more often. πŸ™πŸ»
@Radgryd i feel everyone needs that advice some timeπŸ’œ
@spilledpixel Similar in programming: Make something. Make it work. Make it fast. Make it beautiful.
@mikeful @spilledpixel Make something. Make it work. Make it unmaintainable and leave it vulnerable. That is how it goes many times in software.

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All too often that also means "Make it legacy code that everyone fears changing"

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@spilledpixel Beautiful illustration of one of the (two) main ideas that have stuck with me from the creative writing bit of my degree: postpone perfection.
@spilledpixel This works for programming and writing, too. Your investment is small, so you are able to scrap stuff you don't like. And this brings your mind to peace, as you won't scrap stuff you spent ages on.
@spilledpixel We know that principle in software development too. But usually the second step is skipped. πŸ™ˆ
@spilledpixel I try to live this. But it's so hard sometimes!
@spilledpixel There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting.
In my heart, I know this, but I still succumb to perfectionist thoughts more than I would. πŸ₯²

@spilledpixel done is better than perfect.

So many times things don’t happen or exist for others to enjoy/experience because we want them to be perfect. But perfect is always just one more step away.

@spilledpixel I had a trusted teacher tell me this a few months ago. It’s made a huge (positive) difference in how I approach my artist process !!
@spilledpixel Love it. This really helped me just get my arse in gear with a side project last night, so thanks 😊

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Yes! This is the way.

I recently started doing charcoal and the first twenty minutes is just making a big hopeless messy blob on the page that I *know* I need to just toss and start over... but then I don't and eventually it comes into focus 🐒