Be friends with failure

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This is a nice motivating arty cartoon.

http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/10/be-friends-with-failure/


It usually takes a lot of practice to be really good at something, and making good art is no exception.

Wow, that's really great! Thanks for sharing!

The guy in the first several comics is exactly like me. Feeling like my art is never good enough, self-criticism, etc.

What really stood out to me was the panel that talked about how you would never criticize a baby for learning how to talk, so why would you criticize yourself so harshly for learning a new skill?

About 2-3 years ago I released an album called Quartermoon. It had taken me a year to record it. My biggest failure came from my vocals. For each song I would do take after take after miserable take until they sounded right. In the end, they still didn't sound right, but I was getting tired of all the numerous takes and released the album anyway. It failed. When, or if, I get back on my feet, I'll just find someone else to sing the tracks and re-release the album that way.

Bookmarked because approximately 100% of my students will need to see that at some point.