Perfection is the Destroyer of Creativity
Perfection is the anti-creative
Creativity is a natural drug. A stimulant for our minds, and our passions, and when something goes right, a feeling we get in our bones.
When it goes wrong, which is quite often, we get a feeling too. Several feelings. Failure, depression, we question our purpose. We question what’s the point.
When it doesn’t work out the way we want, we think of our creativity more as an obstacle. But the creativity isn’t the problem. The problem is the idea we must be perfect with our creations.
Every drawing has to look exactly as we envision it. Each photograph must have perfect lighting. Each note has the perfect pitch. If only creativity worked like that.
That concept of perfection, that’s the obstacle. Nothing is perfect I would argue in creating something artistic, perfection should never be the goal.
Not to mention, your idea of perfection is probably very different than mine.
I’ll digress for a moment in that some works we all consider to be masterpieces, but we would be hard-pressed to consider them perfect.
