How Often Can You Ask “Is This OK?”: A Tragicomedy in Fifteen Acts (and Counting)
Slide 1: “Is this OK?”
Slide 2: “And this one?”
Slide 3: “Still OK?”
Slide 4: “What if I moved this three pixels to the left? Is that OK?”
Slide 5: “Do you think this shade of off-beige reflects my learning journey?”
Darling, we see you. We hear you. We recognise your fragile grip on confidence and your deep-rooted fear of doing it “wrong.” But here’s the thing: we didn’t sign up to be your artistic emotional support animal.
Occasional check-ins? Great. Sensible. Encouraged, even.
A frantic email after every design choice like you’re trying to unlock a Choose Your Own Adventure ending? Less so.
At some point, you must choose your own adventure. That’s kind of the point of creative education. Take a risk. Make a decision. Own it. Worst-case scenario? You learn something. Best case? You create something brilliant. But asking “What should I do next?” after every breath is not the same as progressing. It’s just outsourcing your courage.
You are capable. You do have ideas. Now kindly stop peering nervously over our shoulder every 20 minutes like a Regency heroine waiting for a proposal. Be bold. Be wrong. Be brilliant. Just be something.
