On the reconcilable tension between work coming out naturally and trying too hard
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I was just trying to think of a word, it was on the tip of my tongue. I want my writing to be authentic but I also want it to be good. My ideal is I just express myself naturally and the outcome is amazing. I have often feared that trying too hard will dilute the authenticity, but that fear of trying and diluting the authenticity has constrained me from doing the work necessary to produce one’s best work. What a dilemma.
On the reconcilable tension between work coming out naturally and trying too hard
On the reconcilable tension between work…
On the reconcilable tension between work coming out naturally and trying too hard
I was just trying to think of a word, it was on the tip of my tongue. I want my writing to be authentic but I also want it to be good. My ideal is I just express myself naturally and the outcome is amazing. I have often feared that trying too hard will dilute the authenticity, but that fear of trying and diluting the authenticity has constrained me from doing the work necessary to produce one’s best work. What a dilemma.