Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, art, creativity, fail better, failure, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“You need to drop glass on the floor, get the burns, all those things. The real practice is in all the pieces that didn’t make it, the cliched blood, sweat and tears. You can’t know the limits of something unless you’ve failed.”
— Will Shakspeare, artisan glassblower
And you can still make something beautiful along the way.
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2021, cat with laser pointer, CovidHair, fail better, make new mistakes on March 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I cut Mr. Man’s hair this morning. I think this is the fourth time, and I’ve noticed a pattern. I try something new, I read up on it, get through round one but have some issues. Next attempt, I read up more, address the issues from round one, and find new issues. Rinse and repeat.
The haircut came out pretty well, actually, just not perfect. Next time I’ll see if I can fix what wasn’t 100% and find new ways to move forward.
That’s my goal, to make new mistakes.
I’ve found that this pattern also repeats in other arenas, like writing. All I can say is, start at the beginning and do your best, improving as you go. As Beckett’s quote goes, “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”
And that, my friends, is progress:)
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J.R. Johnson 
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