Once something is finished, we need to learn to leave it alone. We need to learn to simply let it be. We cannot obsess on what has been done, and though it’s good to learn from the past, we cannot obsess on it and allow it to define our current work. We need to replace the tapes that play in our head that constantly rehash our past efforts and tell us why we are not good, or why we are the best. Both of these are destructive to the creative process. Either tape must be destroyed.
A lot of creative energy is wasted constantly re-analyzing and tweaking projects that we have completed. We must learn to allow these projects to take on a life of their own and to let them be as we made them.
It takes intentionality to engage with creative projects on our own time - they don’t just make themselves. In this episode, we talk about some disciplines that can help us creatively engage and get moving on our “pet” projects.
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