J.R. Johnson

I try to push back against perfectionism here, encouraging you to do your best but to also push ahead and just get things done.

I try to follow those guidelines in my own creative work, but it doesn’t always happen that way.

Case in point: I’ve been working on a card for a friend, and was all set to make her something fun. Then I came up with another idea. And then another. And then her birthday came and went and I was still working out my plan.

No problem, my cards are often late and it’s just an excuse to extend the celebration.

Well, this time, it’s possible that the card will be Very late.

It’s finally almost done and I’m feeling pretty good about it. Except.

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Whoops.

So this card, which would have been just fine if perhaps not perfect (what is?) will now be Very Very Late. Perhaps it will arrive in time for Canadian Thanksgiving? American Thanksgiving? Christmas?

Well, that’ll learn me.

In case you needed another example of the downsides of perfectionism or a reason to just Get On With It, here it is.

Hoping that my pain will be your gain!

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