What if instead of pursuing perfection, we did the complete opposite—and pursued imperfection instead?

In this episode, I share what happened when I got stuck in creative fear and decided to try something counterintuitive: deliberately making bad art, chasing mistakes, and embracing the mess. I explore the philosophy of wabi-sabi, why our flaws show our humanity, and how deliberate imperfection can unlock creative flow.

In this episode:

• Why perfectionism keeps creative people paralyzed at the blank page
• The sketchbook experiment: filling a notebook in 10 days without second-guessing
• How music exists because of silence (and what that teaches us about creativity)
• Making a zine with a typo on the front page, and why that's actually ok
• Why imperfection is a superpower in an AI-generated world
• Finding poetry in everyday moments and messy parenting
• Practical experiments to try: making bad art, poetry watching, and chasing imperfection

The question I'm left with: What would you make if you had permission to get it wrong?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on pursuing imperfection, reach out on Instagram, TikTok, or in the Spotify Q&A.

Get a copy of the pursuit of imperfection zine here.

Sources
Tatiana Hopper: The Japanese Philosophy that makes better photographers : https://youtu.be/9fr26i3a7C8?si=e4veorD8EfGRIv7-
Art & Fear By David Bayles and Ted Orland: https://share.google/5IJ2dR9k5QoOM3fhp
Poetry Watching on Anna Corrine Substack: https://annacorinne.substack.com/p/poetry-watching
Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philsophers : https://share.google/7QzaxirCxmppyIQQJ

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