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Embrace Imperfection

Embrace Imperfection

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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Jeremy Elice
Oct 04, 2023
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“If you think good work is somehow synonymous with perfect work, you are headed for big trouble. Art is human. Error is human. Ergo, art is error. Inevitably, your art will be flawed. Why? Because you’re a human being, and only human beings, warts and all, make art. Without warts, it's not clear what you would be, but clearly you wouldn’t be one of us.”

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