The Deadly Ruse of Perfectionism
I know too many people who get hooked into the idea that if their work isn’t flawless it must be crap. So until the book (screenplay, short film, opera) reaches 100% perfection it’s not worth putting...
View ArticleRevision vs. Resistance (watch out, writers!)
If you’ve read Steven Pressfield’s book, The War of Art, then you know about Resistance. Pressfield believes Resistance is an actual force (invisible, implacable & impersonal) whose aim is to...
View ArticleWhy It’s Good When Things Go Wrong
Frankfurt AirportBy Donald24 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons I recently heard a famous motivational speaker talk about visualizing your day going exactly as you want it to, having all the...
View ArticleConfessions of an Over-achiever
Someone recently asked me a two-part question: What are you expecting/hoping for, and what are you afraid will happen on this journey? Good question. I answered the latter (getting hit by a semi), but...
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