There is a sequence in Krista Tippet’s expansive interview with Rick Rubin on creativity, (mentioned in my last post) in which they discuss how difficult it can be to assess the quality of your own work, (which I believe is a function of self-doubt) and how challenging that inability can be to the creative process.
Oh, this! Reading this, I feel the torture. But the notion of writing something, then letting it be and coming back to it has always worked for me. I loved how this is framed - you are the writer when you are in the moment writing, but you come back as a reader. That's exactly what it is. So simple, no? If only writing were so simple. ;)
Self doubt is laziness - now that is a concept I must ponder. I am the opposite of a perfectionist. I am what is known as an activator - I have a plan or idea and I want to run with it and see where it goes. I don't wait until it's perfect. I've had to learn who I can take my half baked idea to and who needs to see it more fleshed out.
The writing I do here I don't rework to death. It comes from a "moment of genius" and I find the more I pick at it the less inclined I am to put it out there.
Oh, this! Reading this, I feel the torture. But the notion of writing something, then letting it be and coming back to it has always worked for me. I loved how this is framed - you are the writer when you are in the moment writing, but you come back as a reader. That's exactly what it is. So simple, no? If only writing were so simple. ;)
Self doubt is laziness - now that is a concept I must ponder. I am the opposite of a perfectionist. I am what is known as an activator - I have a plan or idea and I want to run with it and see where it goes. I don't wait until it's perfect. I've had to learn who I can take my half baked idea to and who needs to see it more fleshed out.
The writing I do here I don't rework to death. It comes from a "moment of genius" and I find the more I pick at it the less inclined I am to put it out there.