lessoninthere

I always like this idea of trying to fail.

Just think about it—try to make a bad painting, try to act badly, try to be lousy in a scene. It’s interesting. It puts the idea of striving for perfection in a different light. You’ve got to find ways to not worry and be free. If you're content to fail, or at least accept it somewhere, it helps.

Being hard on yourself means constantly kicking yourself for not doing better. You’ve got to deal with this striving impulse, which can hurt you. You need just enough of it to get you moving and trying new things, but not so much that it suffocates you and makes you uptight. 

Put yourself in situations where you can't control things, right?

i do love this perspective

its like giving yourself permission to explore without the weight of expectations 
the idea of intentionally creating 'bad' work is liberating, it shifts the focus from perfection to growth

antimo how do you personally balance that line between pushing yourself and letting go of control?

artist. collector🖼️ software engineer. design intern.

makes sense, finding that balance can be such a challenge

but I guess the struggle itself is part of the process yeah? 

do you find that it gets easier with practice, or is it always a bit of a push and pull?