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In Today’s Email:
The art of wasting your time
The lesser-known creative process
Top jobs & opportunities for you
THE BIG IDEA
Must Your Work Be Perfect Though?
My assumption: You spend hours upon hours improving that design, rewriting that email, and reworking that piece of art. You want everything to be just right, and you won't stop until it is.Â
Don’t get me wrong o, I can relate.
I remember taking 2 weeks to write an article that could have been done in less than a day just because ‘’well this is not the best I can do, let’s tweak it just a little bit’’. Â
But let's be real: PERFECTION IS A WASTE OF TIME! Sure, it sounds good in theory, but in practice, it's just not worth it. Here's why:
Perfection is impossible. No matter how much time and effort you put into something, there will always be a way it can get better.
Perfection is paralyzing. When you obsess over getting everything just right, you end up doing nothing at all.Â
Perfection is boring. Truth is, your constant pursuit of perfection is not only sucking your time, but also sucking the fun out of your life.
So, what should you do instead of striving for perfection?Â
I’ll say.. know when good is good enough! Sometimes, you just need to call it a day and move on to the next thing.
Eeeer a caveat?
Taking a step away from perfection is no excuse to do low-quality work. There's a difference between putting in effort and obsessing over details.Â
At the end of the day, nothing is perfect!Â
Well, except perfect means DONE.
There’s an 80:20 rule to stop perfectionism in art, by the way.
JOBS OF THE WEEK
This Is Where The Money Is
Content Writing & Social Media Marketer at CareerBuddy
UX Design Researcher at Yassir
PR & Content Marketing Intern (Remote) at Elloe AI
Arabic Translator and Writer at Jibble Group
Creative Designer at Codva Creatives
 UI/UX Designer at WeixelTech
Graphics Designer at Global Profilers
Graphics Designer at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Creative Designer at Pandora
Content Writer at Pandora
UI/UX Designer at Project Growth
Let’s not talk too much. The graphics up there says it all, yeah?
Top Resources To Keep Your Creative Juice Juicing!
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ARTISTIC SHOWCASE
Featuring Jessica Louis
Jessica Louis is an independent Nigerian illustrator. She creates vibrant, colorful characters and scenes that capture the essence of human emotions.
She has exhibited with DesignOpp in Dublin and Fresco in Paris, and her work has been featured in Totally Dublin.
Represented by Studio BLVCK, she is pioneering a new path for independent Black creatives worldwide.
Would you like to showcase your work in our newsletter?
Stop hiding your light, Show us what you do! (No, it doesn’t have to be art)
MONETIZATION INSIGHTS
You can build and monetize your creative brand by simply paying attention to your connections.Â
How?
LEGO has proven strategies that actually work. So, if you want to make more bucks doing what you love…
CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Featuring Chidi Ebere
Last month, Nigerian-British writer, Chidi Ebere, was shortlisted for the 2024 RSL Christopher Bland Prize for his debut novel "Now I Am Here".Â
Celebrating debut writers published at age 50 or older, this £10,000 award highlights Ebere’s exceptional storytelling.
Take this as your motivation that now is the time to pursue your dreams, no matter your age!
Opportunities For You?
AICA International Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics | Apply here
The Student’s BIPOC Program | Apply here
Shift Residency 2025 Open Call | Apply here
AXS Film Fund | Apply Here
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) | Apply here
$1,000 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry | Apply here
Foyle Young Poets Award | Apply here
FSG’s Writers Fellowship | Apply Here
Call for Submissions
Visual Arts Thematic Residency | Submit here
Contemporary Art Prize Rome ‘24 | Submit here
Art Fluent: This Land | Submit hereÂ
Writers Space Africa 93rd Edition | Submit here
Libre, for Mental Health | Submit here
BIC Art Master Africa 2024 | Submit here
Mountain Writers Intensive 2024 | Submit hereÂ
Writers Space Africa (WSA) 93rd Edition | Submit here
Before You Go
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