Feeling Ready is Too Late
Thoughts on fear and your unfinished work
You hover over the Publish button and then retreat.
You’re waiting for the right moment — a certain measure of comfort — before launching your creation. You’ll know when it’s right; it will be easy to make that leap. It must not be right.
It feels like there’s more work to do.
The purpose of our work
Not sharing our creations until they’re “ready” is getting in our own way. It’s procrasti-learning and perfectionism in an expert blend to artificially soothe our sensitive skins.
The right moment is a feeling on the surface of things. We don’t actually need this salve.
The truth is, you should probably be a little bit uncomfortable. Satisfied is too late. Cozy has no hooks.
Discomfort is where change can happen.
Isn’t that what we want our work to inspire?
Fear-fuelled procrastination holds us back
When we wait for some arbitrary, far-off feeling of done, we deny ourselves the opportunity for crucial feedback and connection from others.
