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What makes you an artist? 🎨🎶

#artist #creative #creativity #art #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #songwriting #musicquotes #musiclovers #makeart
#expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #quote #motivation #inspiration #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday #creativeprocess #creativeexpression #work #vulnerability

What makes you an artist? 🎨🎶

#artist #creative #creativity #art #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #songwriting #musicquotes #musiclovers #makeart
#expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #quote #motivation #inspiration #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday #creativeprocess #creativeexpression #work #vulnerability

What makes you an artist? 🎨🎶

#artist #creative #creativity #art #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #songwriting #musicquotes #musiclovers #makeart
#expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #quote #motivation #inspiration #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday #creativeprocess #creativeexpression #work #vulnerability

What makes you an artist? 🎨🎶

#artist #creative #creativity #art #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #songwriting #musicquotes #musiclovers #makeart
#expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #quote #motivation #inspiration #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday #creativeprocess #creativeexpression #work #vulnerability

What makes you an artist? 🎨🎶

#artist #creative #creativity #art #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #songwriting #musicquotes #musiclovers #makeart
#expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #quote #motivation #inspiration #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday #creativeprocess #creativeexpression #work #vulnerability

PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

PAUL DROTOS’ GUIDE FOR YOUR IMPROV JOURNEY

Your Improv Journey is Paul Drotos’ treatise meant for beginners, veterans and randos. It is an easy read and is relevant even when considering teamwork, community and art in general.   

Improv is an art form where actors create scenes on the spot. In a show, troupes will usually have games they play with varying levels of audience input.   

When the scene ends, that is the end of […]

I have always found it difficult to adopt a carefree attitude and just "go with the flow". When on holiday, it is more likely that I will create a detailed itinerary and obsess about visiting every possible attraction, regardless of whether this may be detrimental to my enjoyment. As ridiculous as it sounds, failure to do this can result in me feeling as if I have somehow failed to complete the task that I have assigned myself.

During this weekend's trip to Chester (which was a birthday present from my wonderful wife), however, the most enjoyable aspect was simply walking around without a plan or having to stick to times. There is an abundance of historical sites and impressive architecture in Chester, but I was happy to visit only what was convenient. Maybe there's hope for me yet 😃

#neurodivergent #adhd #obsession #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurospicy #perfectionism #perfectionist

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/202101/competitive-dancers-at-risk-for-neurotic-perfectionism

#sports #perfectionism

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connect-to-creativity/202602/is-perfectionism-making-sports-toxic

#sports #perfectionism

Look straight at the perfectionism

Ask yourself what perfect looks like. What are the specific elements? What’s on the checklist?

Procrustes will never have an answer to this question, but always a response along the lines of “I’ll know it when I see it.” That’s not good enough. He has no idea what perfection means! He’s exposed. He cannot meet his own standards. He’s in his bed. You know what to do. Grab your creative tools and get to work.

~ Boston Blake, from Perfectionism

I’ve long agreed with the sentiment that “I’ll know it when I see it” is bullshit. I’ve long thought that was because if one doesn’t know “what it should look like” then one doesn’t actually understand whatever it is we’re talking about judging. My thinking was focused on identifying whether or not I (or whomever) was capable of judging.

But this insight from Blake got me thinking about a more fundamental layer of judgement: If I (or whomever) is not capable of judging (as evidenced by espoused sheep dip like “I’ll know it when I see it”) then I shouldn’t even be involved in the judging. Which is also a powerful way to banish my own internal critic.

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The UI I made wasn't centered in the screen, I'm annoyed. #love2d #ui #programming #art #perfectionism

Have you noticed that the advice on the internet rarely leans into imperfection. Very few people are writing tutorials about...

Read more in my post: Loop Jamming

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/loop-jamming/

#Blog #Imperfection #MakingForFun #MakingMusic #Perfectionism

Have you noticed that the advice on the internet rarely leans into imperfection. Very few people are writing tutorials about...

Read more in my post: Loop Jamming

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/loop-jamming/

#Blog #Imperfection #MakingForFun #MakingMusic #Perfectionism

Have you noticed that the advice on the internet rarely leans into imperfection. Very few people are writing tutorials about...

Read more in my post: Loop Jamming

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/loop-jamming/

#Blog #Imperfection #MakingForFun #MakingMusic #Perfectionism

Have you noticed that the advice on the internet rarely leans into imperfection. Very few people are writing tutorials about...

Read more in my post: Loop Jamming

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/loop-jamming/

#Blog #Imperfection #MakingForFun #MakingMusic #Perfectionism

Have you noticed that the advice on the internet rarely leans into imperfection. Very few people are writing tutorials about...

Read more in my post: Loop Jamming

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/loop-jamming/

#Blog #Imperfection #MakingForFun #MakingMusic #Perfectionism

#OverUnder 060 with @eclecticpassions.

Today, she shares her thoughts on the #Indieweb, #terminals, #linux #mint, #perfectionism, #cookies.

She also replied to @rysiek's question.

She also suggested two #books like all the guests.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #blog #fediverse #opensource #bloggers #mastodon #Desserts #privacy

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-060

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

❤️

#art #artist #music #musician #painter #poet #painting #creative #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #musicproducer #singersongwriter #songwriting #musicquotes #musicianquotes #makemusic #musiclovers #letsmakeart #makeart #expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #art #motivation #inspiration #quotes #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #artquotes #creativity #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday

Perfectionism is just anxiety in a tuxedo.
Hobbies shouldn’t be about being perfect.
You should enjoy them!
Give yourself permission to make a beautiful mess today. 🎨🦊
#ArtTherapy #BipolarCreativity #Perfectionism

Read more: https://speakingbipolar.com/neuroplasticity/

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Perfectionism isn’t high standards.
It’s fear of being seen imperfect.
Where in your life are you playing small to avoid vulnerability?
https://www.tiktok.com/@emberhartco/video/7614903533954927894
#Perfectionism #VulnerabilityIsStrength #ConfidenceBuilding #InnerGrowth #RealConversations #Emberhart #BreneBrown #Courage

On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "I am so concerned with how to get things done that I do not get anything done."

Read and sign up: https://pete.news/hellocomputer/will-i-ever-be-ready-to-live/

#HelloComputer #Autism #Anxiety #Overthinking #Perfectionism

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

Here's the irony: striving for balance was making me more exhausted than imbalance ever did.

Good intentions become rules. Balance becomes another mountain.

Has your commitment to balance ever quietly become a way of controlling yourself?

#balance #yoga #wellness
#perfectionism #selfjudgment #mindfulpractice
#practicewithoutpressure #compassion #breathe

I did everything right. Run at 4:30, mat at 6, desk by 8. By noon I was depleted. I thought that was balance.

Turns out, I'd been chasing a myth.

When did your body last try to tell you something you weren't ready to hear?

Read the full reflection

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-myth-of-perfect-balance-and-what-i-found-instead-570ebfe202d7

#balance #perfectionism #yoga
#embodiedpractice #morningroutine #mindfulness
#restispractice #bodywisdom #seasonalrhythms

Just do it! 😃

#art #artist #musician #painter #poet #painting #creative #songwriter #perfectionism #poetry #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #musicproducer #singersongwriter #songwriting #musicquotes #musicianquotes #makemusic #musiclovers #letsmakeart #makeart #expression #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #art #motivation #inspiration #quotes #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #artquotes #creativity #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #makearteveryday

Perfectionists when they meet the Nirvana fallacy. :P

The nirvana fallacy is the informal fallacy of comparing actual things with unrealistic, idealized alternatives. It can also refer to the tendency to assume there is a perfect solution to a particular problem. A closely related concept is the "perfect solution fallacy".

By creating a false dichotomy that presents one option which is obviously advantageous—while at the same time being completely unrealistic—a person using the nirvana fallacy can attack any opposing idea because it is imperfect. Under this fallacy, the choice is not between real world solutions; it is, rather, a choice between one realistic achievable possibility and another unrealistic solution that could in some way be "better".

It is also related to the appeal to purity fallacy where the person rejects all criticism on basis of it being applied to a non ideal case.

History

In La Bégueule (1772), Voltaire wrote Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien, which is often translated as "The perfect is the enemy of the good" (literally: "The best is the enemy of the good").

The nirvana fallacy was given its name by economist Harold Demsetz in 1969, who said:

The view that now pervades much public policy economics implicitly presents the relevant choice as between an ideal norm and an existing "imperfect" institutional arrangement. This nirvana approach differs considerably from a comparative institution approach in which the relevant choice is between alternative real institutional arrangements.

#perfect #perfectionist #perfectionism

#24 Perfectionist’s nightmare.

The question is if Genuary is perfect or a nightmare. I think it's something in between. But what I am sure about: It's fun!
This creation was my first try, I made some others with curves and bigger distances but I went back to the first one. Simple but not perfect.

Are you a perfectionist or more the chaotic person?

#genuary #lines #perfectionism #chaos #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random #life #order #grid #beingdifferent #blackandwhite #corn #illusion #illustration #opticillusion

Let’s create 🎶🎨

#depression #joy #expression #medicine #soul #playmusic #independentmusician #musicians #musicproducer #singersongwriter #songwriting #musicquotes #musicianquotes #makemusic #musiclovers #newrelease #creative #artist #perfectionism #letsmakeart #makeart #expression #talent #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #art #motivation #inspiration #quotes #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday #artquotes #creativity #creativeart #mindset #artlovers #lifequotes #dreambig #believeinyourself

Over on X social media, I was reading a questioning image post by "Anxiety messages", literally "@anxietymsgs" (social media username address at-handle)...

"if you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now?"

My reply is...

A naïve but qualified and happier web developer and easy-going equal rights man, I believe.
I now have been listening to "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees... on repeat for much too long... and it just describes too much of my recent living status, sadly. #dreamon #sad #life

There are other wishful answer replies.
I will move on forward to something else now as I have stayed in this #PeaceOfMind #mindful state now for too long and I feel like I'm slowly getting toward death.
It's not new to me though... I have worked my way through being within care support for much of my life and I keep going but the continuous days with my #introvert ed (adult) personality, living in limited personal space, on a path to self- stability without #perfectionism ... I have had enough of this reality and people I know.

The Bee Gees' #music -al piece track lyrics...

How deep is your love? [×2]
I really mean to learn
'cause we[ are]'re living in a world of fools [I must add, not helping one another enough to fix the systemic broader worldwide issues such as the economies]
Breaking us down when they should all let us be
We belong to you and me

*Addition in the middle of the soundtrack song:*

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul [much the same way that life's system spiritually does]
You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour [my "light at the end of the tunnel" dream plan]
You're my savio[u]r when I fall
And you may not think I care for you [the truth, perhaps!]
When you know down inside that I really do [- care for you]

*End of addition.*

Over on X social media, I was reading a questioning image post by "Anxiety messages", literally "@anxietymsgs" (social media username address at-handle)...

"if you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now?"

My reply is...

A naïve but qualified and happier web developer and easy-going equal rights man, I believe.
I now have been listening to "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees... on repeat for much too long... and it just describes too much of my recent living status, sadly. #dreamon #sad #life

There are other wishful answer replies.
I will move on forward to something else now as I have stayed in this #PeaceOfMind #mindful state now for too long and I feel like I'm slowly getting toward death.
It's not new to me though... I have worked my way through being within care support for much of my life and I keep going but the continuous days with my #introvert ed (adult) personality, living in limited personal space, on a path to self- stability without #perfectionism ... I have had enough of this reality and people I know.

The Bee Gees' #music -al piece track lyrics...

How deep is your love? [×2]
I really mean to learn
'cause we[ are]'re living in a world of fools [I must add, not helping one another enough to fix the systemic broader worldwide issues such as the economies]
Breaking us down when they should all let us be
We belong to you and me

*Addition in the middle of the soundtrack song:*

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul [much the same way that life's system spiritually does]
You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour [my "light at the end of the tunnel" dream plan]
You're my savio[u]r when I fall
And you may not think I care for you [the truth, perhaps!]
When you know down inside that I really do [- care for you]

*End of addition.*

Over on X social media, I was reading a questioning image post by "Anxiety messages", literally "@anxietymsgs" (social media username address at-handle)...

"if you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now?"

My reply is...

A naïve but qualified and happier web developer and easy-going equal rights man, I believe.
I now have been listening to "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees... on repeat for much too long... and it just describes too much of my recent living status, sadly. #dreamon #sad #life

There are other wishful answer replies.
I will move on forward to something else now as I have stayed in this #PeaceOfMind #mindful state now for too long and I feel like I'm slowly getting toward death.
It's not new to me though... I have worked my way through being within care support for much of my life and I keep going but the continuous days with my #introvert ed (adult) personality, living in limited personal space, on a path to self- stability without #perfectionism ... I have had enough of this reality and people I know.

The Bee Gees' #music -al piece track lyrics...

How deep is your love? [×2]
I really mean to learn
'cause we[ are]'re living in a world of fools [I must add, not helping one another enough to fix the systemic broader worldwide issues such as the economies]
Breaking us down when they should all let us be
We belong to you and me

*Addition in the middle of the soundtrack song:*

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul [much the same way that life's system spiritually does]
You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour [my "light at the end of the tunnel" dream plan]
You're my savio[u]r when I fall
And you may not think I care for you [the truth, perhaps!]
When you know down inside that I really do [- care for you]

*End of addition.*

Did you ever not create something because you didn't feel "talented" enough? I truly believe "being talented" doesn't. matter. at. all. It's all about the willingness to play ❤️

#playmusic #johncleese #musicians #singersongwriter #songwriting #musicquotes #musicianquotes #makemusic #musiclovers #newrelease #creative #artist #perfectionism #letsmakeart #makeart #expression #talent #inspirationalquotes #quotes #artquotes #art #motivation #inspiration #quotes #motivationalquotes #quoteoftheday

Woman's 'ideal conditions' video hits home with perfectionists and procrastinators

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/ideal-conditions-video-hits-home-with-perfectionists-and-procrastinators