CJ The X on Perfectionism
I transcribed the quote from the gif set:
Perfectionism is not something to aspire to. It’s a disease that kills creativity. When you’re afraid of starting something for fear of its potential, theoretical inadequacy, the concern isn’t for bad art existing. The concern is what you’re making means about you. You wanna be the person that’s good at art. You want to be a genius. ‘Cause you’re so fucking special. Essentially, you care more about your pride than you care about the art. When your fear of creating something stupid or bad prevents you from creating at all you are not serving anyone but your own feelings. Because everyone makes stupid and bad things. That’s how you make good things.
#yessss!!!#yesssssssss!!!#posting this to my art blog because i think it belongs here. im sorry i keep accidentally reblogging stuff here. tumblr layout bad. anyways#i struggled with this for so so long#basically all but stopped drawing because nothing lived up to my expectations#and i got to scared to draw because i didn't want others to see its flaws#but i didnt start drawing for external validation#i started drawing because i loved it#i loved being able to create#i didnt care what#and since i broke away from that line of thinking ive been drawing so much more#ive drawn more in the last month than i did in the whole of 2024#create#create and do so for the joy of it#not for the expected validation#not for the clout or adulation#be free#dont deprive yourself of joy for some percieved inadequacy.#you dont have to justify your acts of creation#you dont need the permission of the masses to make something#there is no right reason to create#and your creations. however imperfect. will never be a sign of failure or weakness on your part#anyone who says otherwise is dealing with their own bs and are taking it out on others#sorry i dont post much of my stuff here. its hard to maintain multiple platforms and i havent been using tumblr very much so i kinda forgor#i post everything on bluesky (crowspots.bsky.social) and my FA (moldyspoon) if you are curious about what im making
