tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post8338812933655293041..comments2024-03-14T23:19:45.882-10:00Comments on Franis' Voicebox: PerfectionismMy Half Ofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535428140881202204noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post-79255507442990291942014-12-09T01:25:08.539-10:002014-12-09T01:25:08.539-10:00Scales of Perfect.
10/10 When we know for sure we ...Scales of Perfect.<br />10/10 When we know for sure we could not do any better<br />9/10 The best under the circumstances<br />8/10 This is what I was paid to do and this is what I did<br />7/10 Not quite good enough but within the constraints and finished<br />6/10 Needs polishing up and re-touching later<br />5/10 Is this what I'm really trying to achieve or should I change it<br />4/10 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post-283737395134361312014-12-09T00:46:09.333-10:002014-12-09T00:46:09.333-10:00We are so busy following what comes naturally that...We are so busy following what comes naturally that we never have the time to think about alternatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post-59875471483758617512014-12-07T14:18:53.332-10:002014-12-07T14:18:53.332-10:00Also, the point about fear of not being good enoug...Also, the point about fear of not being good enough is so fundamental. Schooling imparts the terror of being wrong from a very young age. Also, no matter how wonderful we think our parents are, or one of them is, there is the minus side if we look for it. Usually we don't like to look, so we don't find. This is also a sort of provocation: looking for faults in perfect things as something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post-87567062198563098842014-12-05T15:52:49.710-10:002014-12-05T15:52:49.710-10:00Concept of perfection:
Complete
Discrete
Finished
...Concept of perfection:<br />Complete<br />Discrete<br />Finished<br />Satisfied<br />HappyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913403.post-81388628169316704082014-12-05T15:50:18.991-10:002014-12-05T15:50:18.991-10:00Ok. Your last question first. Perhaps I'm not ...Ok. Your last question first. Perhaps I'm not falling short. Perhaps the "falling short" relates to your first point: blame. <br /><br />I'm unconsciously striving for the unattainable (father/mother/tutor/peer) forgotten image. Do something out of character. Practise provocations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com