TEM Coaching Tip: Just create
If you are like me, you can sometimes fall into the trap of judging the thing you are making while you are still making it.
This is a trap because judging it in real time rarely if ever makes the thing you are making better. This always feels like we are being dedicated to the art but all it actually does is give us an opening to convince ourselves that it’s not quite ready to share with the world.
But the only thing we should be looking for is good enough. The question should simply be “Is this good enough to share?”
If the answer is yes, share it with the world immediately, because the answer to “Could this be any better?” is always yes. But that’s also a trap.
Trying to make something “perfect” is a form of hiding. Continuing to tweak something is what we do when we don’t yet have the courage to share it because it’s a lot easier than admitting to ourselves that we’re scared.
How do we not fall for these traps? The brilliant artist Andy Warhol sums it up perfectly in less than 20 words:
“Create art and while someone else is judging the work that you just did, go create some more.”
We have to create art and as soon as it’s good enough, share it, and then create some more art that we also share as soon as it’s good enough.
It’s the only way.
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