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Perfection is the bane of accomplishment.
Seeking perfection over completion can hinder your growth.
Making lots is often better than making one. Check out the Bibliography for details. These articles and videos really struck home with me.
In the month of NaNoWritMo, the lie buried in the perfection myth needs to be uncovered. Writing lots of stuff is more important than polishing one sentence. You can sell 20,000 words, you can’t sell five.
Write, complete, repeat.
(A previous post on this topic is here: perfection)
Bibliography
Blake, Roberto. Make 100 Crappy YouTube Videos (Like Mr Beast and PewDiePie Did!). Roberto Blake Channel on YouTube. 2019 October 28. Last viewed 11/2/2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnUBaQ1Sp_E&feature=youtu.be
Carter, Dom. How to Stop Perfection from Ruining Your Art. Creative Bloq: Art and Design Inspiration. 2019 September 23. Last viewed 11/2/2019. https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/how-to-stop-perfectionism-from-ruining-your-art
Scott, Eric. The Best Way to Learn Something? Make Lots of Pots. Startup Leadership. 2016 January 26. Last viewed 11/2/2019. https://medium.com/startup-leadership/the-best-way-to-learn-something-make-a-lot-of-pots-7f4aa97e1d3a