I don’t write novels (but I do journal!) but this applies to art too. Every new sketch feels full of possibilities, while finishing a piece means facing all its imperfections. The section about potential feeling safe and completion feeling vulnerable really resonated with me. I’m learning that growth comes from finishing imperfect work, not endlessly chasing the next exciting idea. Thank you Idris Elijah for all the useful insights today!
One thing I’ve noticed from reading these newsletters over time is how often the lesson comes back to commitment. Whether it’s habits, systems, assumptions or now unfinished projects, growth seems to happen when we stay with something long enough to learn from it. I saw myself in the part about chasing new possibilities because they feel more exciting than the work already in front of me. Thank you Idris for continuing to challenge the way I think, I’ve genuinely learned a lot from these newsletters!
Between work, my daughter and trying to make time for my own creative interests, I often bounce from one idea to another because it’s easier to start something than finish it. This newsletter reinforced for me that completion has value all by itself. Even if something isn’t perfect, seeing it through teaches lessons that starting over never can. Thank you Idris Elijah for the encouragement and perspective!
I don’t write novels (but I do journal!) but this applies to art too. Every new sketch feels full of possibilities, while finishing a piece means facing all its imperfections. The section about potential feeling safe and completion feeling vulnerable really resonated with me. I’m learning that growth comes from finishing imperfect work, not endlessly chasing the next exciting idea. Thank you Idris Elijah for all the useful insights today!
One thing I’ve noticed from reading these newsletters over time is how often the lesson comes back to commitment. Whether it’s habits, systems, assumptions or now unfinished projects, growth seems to happen when we stay with something long enough to learn from it. I saw myself in the part about chasing new possibilities because they feel more exciting than the work already in front of me. Thank you Idris for continuing to challenge the way I think, I’ve genuinely learned a lot from these newsletters!
Between work, my daughter and trying to make time for my own creative interests, I often bounce from one idea to another because it’s easier to start something than finish it. This newsletter reinforced for me that completion has value all by itself. Even if something isn’t perfect, seeing it through teaches lessons that starting over never can. Thank you Idris Elijah for the encouragement and perspective!