Even though I strongly suspected something was off with Substack's stats for a couple months (the uptick was so significant and consistent), I still felt owned when they fixed the glitch.
The phrase, "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good" would be "the enemy of excellent" in your case. I'm amazed at the quality and regularity of what you put out there every week. You're doing just fine. We -- and the hummingbirds -- need you. But it's OK to skip a week or phone it in now and then.
It's always inspiring to see/hear your newsletter Chuck! Always inspiring to see/hear stuff from any of my friends who create stuff for that matter. Thanks for putting the energy out there sir.
Felt this: “To be able to grow as an artist, you’ve got to start somewhere. By and large I think that “somewhere” is just being brave enough to put things out into the world. There is an understandable temptation to want to be perfect, to achieve a certain level of mastery before publishing anything, so as not to suffer the humiliation of being judged (or worse, ignored completely)”
I’ve struggled so bad to do the one thing I do really well (write) for a few years now, and I know this perfectionism to be a large factor in that. I’m blown away every week (or month, for some) by the art that arrives in my inbox from folks like you, Chuck.
Thanks for the little reminder/push to just get the hell to work and start “somewhere.”
Even though I strongly suspected something was off with Substack's stats for a couple months (the uptick was so significant and consistent), I still felt owned when they fixed the glitch.
Great newsletter as always.
The phrase, "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good" would be "the enemy of excellent" in your case. I'm amazed at the quality and regularity of what you put out there every week. You're doing just fine. We -- and the hummingbirds -- need you. But it's OK to skip a week or phone it in now and then.
It's always inspiring to see/hear your newsletter Chuck! Always inspiring to see/hear stuff from any of my friends who create stuff for that matter. Thanks for putting the energy out there sir.
Felt this: “To be able to grow as an artist, you’ve got to start somewhere. By and large I think that “somewhere” is just being brave enough to put things out into the world. There is an understandable temptation to want to be perfect, to achieve a certain level of mastery before publishing anything, so as not to suffer the humiliation of being judged (or worse, ignored completely)”
I’ve struggled so bad to do the one thing I do really well (write) for a few years now, and I know this perfectionism to be a large factor in that. I’m blown away every week (or month, for some) by the art that arrives in my inbox from folks like you, Chuck.
Thanks for the little reminder/push to just get the hell to work and start “somewhere.”
Glad to hear it helped! That self-editor is so hard to turn off. Hope to see some more of your stuff soon (no pressure obviously)