Do It Wrong

Fuck perfection — take a chance on yourself

smoul

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Photo by Wyron A on Unsplash

You’re staring at the blank page, the empty canvas, the unwritten code. Your fingers freeze, trembling slightly. The voice in your head whispers, “You’re not good enough. You’ll mess it up. Why even try?”

We’ve all been there. That paralyzing moment when perfection feels like the only acceptable outcome. When the fear of doing it wrong keeps us from doing anything at all. You’re not alone.

We’ve been brought up in a world where we see everything as a competition, as an opportunity. Most of us don’t even have hobbies anymore. When I talk to people, I hear them say

When I was younger, I used to do that, but now I just don’t have the time for it. I was never good at it anyways.

Practice makes a man perfect but how many times have you given up on something just when things got tricky? I certainly have. I started painting when I was in highschool. I pursued it for quite some time but then I saw someone who was ten times better than me. It made me question my skills. I thought “I’ll never be as good as them, so what’s the point?”

But what if I told you that “wrong” is where the magic happens?

Picture this: It’s 3 AM. You’re hunched over your desk, surrounded by crumpled papers and empty coffee cups. Your…

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smoul
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