Perfection Does Not Exist

 October 6, 2016

Perfection Does Not Exist

            I often think of perfectionism as a creativity destroyer, it butchers your imagination and creative drive. Therefore overshadowing your joy and passion you love for creating. I know perfectionism very well because it’s a problem I struggle with on a day-to-day basis. For a while it hindered my ability to produce work and put me in a weird state of mind. Being a perfectionist can suffocate your productivity, which enables you to create less. It puts a cap on your imagination and room to experiment. A great way to overcome this issue is to work with the bad ideas and focus on producing work. One good thing to keep in mind is that perfection does not exist.

A good exercise to help overcome your fears of imperfection is to learn to work with bad ideas. Sometimes the horrible ideas help expand your creativity and bring inspiration. For instance, I was working on a drawing, which I thought was good at the time. As time went on, I looked back it and noticed how bad the concept was. However, instead of relying on my “perfect” state of mind. I developed the idea even further so I could let my other ideas influence what I was creating. Allowing my creative drive to take over instead of worrying about the perfect end result. This also resulted in me creating some very good work of art. Learn to work with the bad ideas and let your imagination take ahold.

If I were to offer any advice or words that could help some creative individual. I would say that everything you’re going to create will not be perfect. As vague as that sounds, its very true. If you really want to become a better artist or help your creative drive. Than you must not let your “perfection” viewpoints get in your way. Allowing yourself to give in to these thoughts will only obstruct your creativity. If you’re worried about creating the best and making everything flawless. Then you will not get very far with your work. In fact, every flaw we have makes us unique from one another. I heard from somewhere that our flaws is what makes us human, it’s the imperfect things that makes us special. Learn to embrace your imperfections and work through them.