Staying Creatively Healthy — Donna Hopkins

I’m sharing two of my favorite tips for staying creatively healthy from Aayushi Thakkar, author of Milk & Cookies (check out her post for all 15 tips).

2.make before you judge.
creative health suffers when the editor gets to the room before the maker. let the first version be clumsy or take the imperfect photo. judgment has a job, but it should not be the first person invited to the table.

10. keep a “done badly” version.
perfection makes creativity fragile. give yourself permission to create a version that is intentionally rough. this removes the pressure to make something good immediately and gives you material to work with. a bad version is much easier to improve than a beautiful idea that never leaves your head but eventually leaves your life.