Suffering "Perfectionism"

[mohdanas]

My mind is constantly rejecting ideas, finding holes in them, seeking perfectionism. When it just doesn't come, every idea is better than the last but then in the end....it is not enough again.

 

Any Tips?

[St Clair]

You will always be finding better ideas. And also you will likely always be finding holes / mistakes in the ideas that your pursue. Perfectionism is one hell of a threshold guardian! 

In my own experience with tackling perfectionism, I had to relinquish my attachment to my own ideas.

For example when I was starting to record music that I had composed, this is what my mind would be saying:  "Na I shouldn't record this song now, because it is such a precious song that I have created! I will wait another year or so until I am much better at playing my instrument and the song will be a much better work of art!" This kind of thinking seemed well intentioned but actually it's bogus and was just holding me back. If I kept thinking like this, I would end up on my deathbed saying "OH! I will save these art pieces for my next life time when I do more practice and I am better!!!" 

I realised that these thoughts were being caused by my attachment to my ideas. When I dropped the attachment, I was recording and uploading my music like I wipe my ass after taking a shit. Just getting the fuckin job done aye, and not being attached to the outcome. There will always be more ideas.

 

Edited July 31, 2018 by St Clair

[mohdanas]

8 hours ago, St Clair said:

You will always be finding better ideas. And also you will likely always be finding holes / mistakes in the ideas that your pursue. Perfectionism is one hell of a threshold guardian! 

In my own experience with tackling perfectionism, I had to relinquish my attachment to my own ideas.

For example when I was starting to record music that I had composed, this is what my mind would be saying:  "Na I shouldn't record this song now, because it is such a precious song that I have created! I will wait another year or so until I am much better at playing my instrument and the song will be a much better work of art!" This kind of thinking seemed well intentioned but actually it's bogus and was just holding me back. If I kept thinking like this, I would end up on my deathbed saying "OH! I will save these art pieces for my next life time when I do more practice and I am better!!!" 

I realised that these thoughts were being caused by my attachment to my ideas. When I dropped the attachment, I was recording and uploading my music like I wipe my ass after taking a shit. Just getting the fuckin job done aye, and not being attached to the outcome. There will always be more ideas.

 

O BOY, THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING AS WELL! 

I AM DEFINING MYSELF BY MY IDEAS.

THANK SO YOU MUCH <3 

P.S. - Would like to listen to your music

[ajasatya]

@mohdanas no idea, thought or belief will ever be satisfying enough.

how would life feel without attachments?

[St Clair]

16 hours ago, mohdanas said:

O BOY, THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING AS WELL! 

I AM DEFINING MYSELF BY MY IDEAS.

THANK SO YOU MUCH <3 

P.S. - Would like to listen to your music

Yeah man glad to help you out! Oh boyo, I would love to share what I've worked on lately~~ 

This one is my latest. And hey, it wouldn't exist if I was still a victim of perfectionism!

 

[mohdanas]

52 minutes ago, St Clair said:

Yeah man glad to help you out! Oh boyo, I would love to share what I've worked on lately~~ 

This one is my latest. And hey, it wouldn't exist if I was still a victim of perfectionism!

 

Quite Gentle

And you were really enjoying this

[Nahm]

@mohdanas Method sounds ok. Beating up on yourself won’t help anything.