<aside> ☝🏽 Cover Image: this is a doodle of me, John Guerra, pushing my spheres (and elements) of my never-ending thoughts out the metaphorical door to publishing.
The image was made by made by John Guerra using pencil and 5x3 Flash Card
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We live in an age where sharing ideas is easier than ever, yet here I am, stuck in this mental gridlock. It's like I'm waiting for some mythical green light that says, "Okay, John, now your work is perfect. Go ahead and share it." Spoiler alert: that light doesn't exist!
You know, this reminds me of something I read about the famous painter Vincent van Gogh. The dude painted over 900 pieces in his lifetime, but only sold one while he was alive. Can you believe it? One! And now, he's considered one of the greatest artists in history. It's like he was too busy creating to worry about perfection.
There's also this quote from Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, that always gets me: "If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late." I mean, if that doesn't give you permission to just put your stuff out there, I don't know what will!
But here's the kicker: these thoughts that hold us back? They're what some folks call "mind-killers." They're these sneaky little gremlins that creep into our heads and whisper things like, "It's not good enough," or "What if people hate it?" It's like they're trying to protect us, but really, they're just keeping us from growing.
So, here's what I'm thinking: maybe it's time to kick these mind-killers to the curb. Maybe, just maybe, the act of publishing, posting, or sending isn't about having everything perfect. Maybe it's about starting a conversation, sharing a piece of ourselves, and contributing to the big, messy, beautiful dialogue that is the internet.
What do you think? Am I onto something here, or am I just trying to justify my procrastination? Either way, I think it's time to stop waiting for that non-existent green light and just... go. After all, the world isn't waiting for us to be perfect. It's waiting for us to be present.
Thanks for reading.
<aside> 🗒️ Message from the editor, John Guerra
Just because something is empty does not mean it is useless.
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