There’s a balance between shipping consistently, and aiming to create great work. One school says work your craft daily, and it will improve. That the process is the purpose.
Another school says the work in honing the skill, making the craft as good as a person can.
School one says the process of creation and completion hones the craft—do that as often as possible. The other says completion for its own sake, can lead to a shoddy product. There’s truth in both approaches.
Is it only one or the other or could there be a mix of the two? What’s the best path forward? These voices duke it out in my mind a lot.
[I end most blog posts with a fun drawing. This week I’ll posting a little musical sketch from “The Fearless Songwriting Challenge,” I host. To find out more join the email list below!]
The Breeze in the window
And the cat is there too
It’s six in the morning
There’s songwriting to do
And the birds are all calling
As they flit tree to tree
The sun just arising
Just beginning to see
And it’s fleet as a fox is
It’s swift as a bird
The light on the house is
Music unheard
The Breeze in the window
And the cat was there too
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