do it poorly

I didn't know that this seemingly negative phrase is really helpful, especially if you really want something to get done. Quite a long time ago, someone asked me to do a blog, i said,"no, not until i made a good design for it"(because I love her blog). And so I did not made anything until now. (This is for her.)

I realized that what's taking the life out of me, (also in writing and illustrating) is this paralyzing thing called: perfectionism.

"Dare to be dreadful", i like that phrase because it is a good tool to fight that great enemy that always creeps on you when you are bound to do something -- the deadly perfectionism.

And here's what some clever people had to say about it:

"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good."
-William Faulkner (1897-1962)

"Anything worth doing is worth doing badly."
- G.K. Chesterton(1874-1936)

"No one is perfect... that's why pencils have erasers." -Author Unknown

"Sometimes... when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing." -From the television show Ally McBeal

"You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out." -Martha Graham(1894 – 1991)

Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week. -Stephen Manes,(1949) Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(1900-1944)

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Player Piano(1922-2007)

Does 'anal-retentive' have a hyphen? -Alison Bechdel, 1990 Dykes to Watch Out For calendar (Thank you, Chelsea.)

"The enemy of creation is perfectionism."-R.D.R. Cedro (1987-present)

"No work is perfect to a perfectionist."-R.D.R. Cedro (1987-present)

Well, some words from the wise. (teehee) I think I have nothing to argue about that. Forget perfect let us just have fun!!