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Eschew Perfectionism

Eschew Perfectionism

If you’re just throwing stuff on the compost heap, you don’t have to worry about being pure, or perfect. (“Writing…always, always only starts out as shit,” David Rakoff said. It’s like “reverse-engineer a meal out of rotten food.”)

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The Compost Heap Of Creativity

The Compost Heap Of Creativity

The cool thing about a compost heap is that you can throw whatever organic matter you want on it. (“Hold on to your anger,” Thich Nhat Hanh told bell hooks, “use it as compost for your garden.”)

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Use Your Fertilizer

Use Your Fertilizer

And, as Brian Eno told us, “Beautiful things grow out of shit.”

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