🎯 Releasing Perfectionism

Books that challenge the tyranny of flawlessness, helping readers recognize perfectionism not as a virtue but as a fear-based pattern that stifles joy and authentic expression.

How to Be an Imperfectionist

by Stephen Guise • 2015

Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.

4.09

4k+

🧠 Perfectionism Recovery 🔁 Habit Design 🚪 Low-Bar Action

How to Be an Imperfectionist 92%

Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.

by Stephen Guise 2015

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧠 Perfectionism Recovery 🔁 Habit Design 🚪 Low-Bar Action

Meditations for Mortals

by Oliver Burkeman • 2024

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

4.26

19k+

🐢 Anti-Productivity 🎯 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion

Meditations for Mortals 91%

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

by Oliver Burkeman 2024

4.26

19k+ ratings

🐢 Anti-Productivity 🎯 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

by Katherine Morgan Schafler • 2023

Perfectionism isn't a defect. Mismanaged, it burns you out; harnessed, it builds the life you want.

4.13

10k+

🎯 Perfectionism 🤗 Self-Compassion 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control Summary

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control 91%

Perfectionism isn't a defect. Mismanaged, it burns you out; harnessed, it builds the life you want.

by Katherine Morgan Schafler 2023

4.13

10k+ ratings

🎯 Perfectionism 🤗 Self-Compassion 🌱 Growth Mindset

We Need Your Art

by Amie McNee • 2025

No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.

4.36

2k+

🎨 Creative Practice 👑 Artistic Identity 🧱 Creative Blocks

We Need Your Art 90%

No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.

by Amie McNee 2025

4.36

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👑 Artistic Identity 🧱 Creative Blocks

The Heart To Start

by David Kadavy • 2017

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination

The Heart To Start 90%

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

by David Kadavy 2017

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination

The Anxious Perfectionist

by Clarissa W. Ong • 2022

Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.

3.97

697

🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 😰 Perfectionism And Anxiety 💭 Cognitive Defusion

The Anxious Perfectionist 90%

Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.

by Clarissa W. Ong 2022

3.97

697 ratings

🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 😰 Perfectionism And Anxiety 💭 Cognitive Defusion

Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk

by Danielle Krysa • 2016

Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.

3.68

2k+

🧱 Creative Blocks 🗣️ Inner Critic 💪 Creative Confidence

Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk 90%

Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.

by Danielle Krysa 2016

3.68

2k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks 🗣️ Inner Critic 💪 Creative Confidence

Finish

by Jon Acuff • 2017

Perfectionism kills more goals than laziness. The counterintuitive fix: cut your goal in half.

4.13

13k+

🎯 Perfectionism 🏁 Goal Setting ✂️ Selective Focus

Finish 90%

Perfectionism kills more goals than laziness. The counterintuitive fix: cut your goal in half.

by Jon Acuff 2017

4.13

13k+ ratings

🎯 Perfectionism 🏁 Goal Setting ✂️ Selective Focus

Good Enough

by Kim Foster Carlson • 2018

The best baseball hitters fail 70% of the time. That same mindset can set you free.

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 😨 Fear Of Failure 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Good Enough 90%

The best baseball hitters fail 70% of the time. That same mindset can set you free.

by Kim Foster Carlson 2018

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 😨 Fear Of Failure 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Perfectionism Workbook

by Taylor Newendorp • 2018

Perfectionism creates the anxiety and procrastination it claims to cure. Break the cycle with CBT.

4.25

151

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 🧠 Cbt Techniques 💛 Self-Compassion

The Perfectionism Workbook 90%

Perfectionism creates the anxiety and procrastination it claims to cure. Break the cycle with CBT.

by Taylor Newendorp 2018

4.25

151 ratings

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 🧠 Cbt Techniques 💛 Self-Compassion

How to Be You

by Jeffrey Marsh • 2016

Permission to quit performing, trust your gut, and love the one person you've been ignoring: you.

4.17

887

💖 Self-Acceptance 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🌊 Emotional Awareness

How to Be You 90%

Permission to quit performing, trust your gut, and love the one person you've been ignoring: you.

by Jeffrey Marsh 2016

4.17

887 ratings

💖 Self-Acceptance 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🌊 Emotional Awareness

How to Be Enough

by Ellen Hendriksen • 2025

Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.

4.06

1k+

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 💭 Inner Critic

How to Be Enough 90%

Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.

by Ellen Hendriksen 2025

4.06

1k+ ratings

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 💭 Inner Critic

The French Art of Not Giving a F*ck

by Fabrice Midal • 2017

The French way to stop caring about what everyone thinks: meditate with your eyes open.

3.10

865

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice ✂️ Anti-Perfectionism

The French Art of Not Giving a F*ck Summary

The French Art of Not Giving a F*ck 90%

The French way to stop caring about what everyone thinks: meditate with your eyes open.

by Fabrice Midal 2017

3.10

865 ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice ✂️ Anti-Perfectionism

The Joy Of Imperfection

by Damon Zahariades • 2017

Perfectionism is a trap. A plan to stop overthinking, end people-pleasing, and accept good enough.

3.80

538

🎯 Perfectionism 🤐 Inner Critic 💗 Self-Compassion

The Joy Of Imperfection 90%

Perfectionism is a trap. A plan to stop overthinking, end people-pleasing, and accept good enough.

by Damon Zahariades 2017

3.80

538 ratings

🎯 Perfectionism 🤐 Inner Critic 💗 Self-Compassion

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough

by Martin M. Antony • 1998

Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.

3.64

591

🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 🤔 Cognitive Distortions 🧪 Behavioral Experiments

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough 90%

Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.

by Martin M. Antony 1998

3.64

591 ratings

🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 🤔 Cognitive Distortions 🧪 Behavioral Experiments

Procrastination

by Jane B. Burka • 1982

Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.

3.95

2k+

🐢 Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Procrastination 90%

Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.

by Jane B. Burka 1982

3.95

2k+ ratings

🐢 Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Improv Wisdom

by Patricia Ryan Madson • 2005

Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.

4.00

3k+

🎭 Improv For Life 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking

Improv Wisdom 90%

Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.

by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005

4.00

3k+ ratings

🎭 Improv For Life 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking

Effortless

by Greg McKeown • 2021

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

4.04

15k+

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management

Effortless 90%

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

by Greg McKeown 2021

4.04

15k+ ratings

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management

Feck Perfuction

by James Victore • 2019

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

4.04

2k+

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure

Feck Perfuction 90%

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

by James Victore 2019

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure

Perfectionism

by Lisa Van Gemert • 2019

Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.

4.05

132

🏆 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Growth Mindset

Perfectionism 90%

Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.

by Lisa Van Gemert 2019

4.05

132 ratings

🏆 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Growth Mindset

Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way

by John C. Parkin • 2007

The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.

3.42

6k+

🍃 Letting Go 🪷 Non-Attachment 🤘 Anti-Self-Help

Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way Summary

Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way 90%

The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.

by John C. Parkin 2007

3.42

6k+ ratings

🍃 Letting Go 🪷 Non-Attachment 🤘 Anti-Self-Help

Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life

by Neil Hughes • 2015

Exhausted from sprinting to stay in place? For anxiety, the exit is the opposite of effort.

4.21

107

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 💜 Self-Compassion

Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life Summary

Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life 90%

Exhausted from sprinting to stay in place? For anxiety, the exit is the opposite of effort.

by Neil Hughes 2015

4.21

107 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 💜 Self-Compassion

Poke the Box

by Seth Godin • 2011

Stop waiting for instructions. Initiative is now the only career skill that cannot be automated.

3.77

15k+

😰 Fear Of Failure 🧪 Experimentation 🎯 Action Over Perfection

Poke the Box 90%

Stop waiting for instructions. Initiative is now the only career skill that cannot be automated.

by Seth Godin 2011

3.77

15k+ ratings

😰 Fear Of Failure 🧪 Experimentation 🎯 Action Over Perfection

Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself

by Lori Deschene • 2013

Forty practices for quieting your inner critic, tested by millions who have silenced their own.

4.03

567

🫂 Self Compassion 🧠 Inner Critic 🧘 Buddhist Psychology

Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself Summary

Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself 90%

Forty practices for quieting your inner critic, tested by millions who have silenced their own.

by Lori Deschene 2013

4.03

567 ratings

🫂 Self Compassion 🧠 Inner Critic 🧘 Buddhist Psychology

Inspirations

by Julia Cameron • 2001

Your creativity isn't gone. It's buried under noise. Two simple practices dig it back out.

4.04

138

🎨 Creative Practice 🧱 Creative Blocks 🔍 Perfectionism

Inspirations 90%

Your creativity isn't gone. It's buried under noise. Two simple practices dig it back out.

by Julia Cameron 2001

4.04

138 ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 🧱 Creative Blocks 🔍 Perfectionism

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living

by Roger Housden • 2005

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

3.59

141

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living 90%

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

by Roger Housden 2005

3.59

141 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection

Make it Happen

by Lara Casey • 2014

Purpose doesn't come from striving. It starts when you surrender your fear and clear the clutter.

4.06

2k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🧘 Perfectionism Recovery 🏠 Decluttering

Make it Happen 90%

Purpose doesn't come from striving. It starts when you surrender your fear and clear the clutter.

by Lara Casey 2014

4.06

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🧘 Perfectionism Recovery 🏠 Decluttering

The Missing Piece

by Shel Silverstein • 1976

A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.

4.28

32k+

🌀 Existential Allegory 🦋 Embracing Imperfection 📖 Illustrated Fable

The Missing Piece 90%

A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.

by Shel Silverstein 1976

4.28

32k+ ratings

🌀 Existential Allegory 🦋 Embracing Imperfection 📖 Illustrated Fable

first, we make the beast beautiful

by Sarah Wilson • 2017

Meditation, micro habits, and wabi-sabi wisdom for turning anxiety from a curse into a compass.

3.77

17k+

🧠 Anxiety Management 📖 Anxiety Memoir 🤲 Emotional Acceptance

first, we make the beast beautiful Summary

first, we make the beast beautiful 90%

Meditation, micro habits, and wabi-sabi wisdom for turning anxiety from a curse into a compass.

by Sarah Wilson 2017

3.77

17k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 📖 Anxiety Memoir 🤲 Emotional Acceptance

The Power of Self-Coaching

by Joseph J. Luciani • 2004

The root of unhappiness is one habit. Five steps to end the control spiral yourself.

3.81

317

🛡️ Overcoming Insecurity 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Techniques 🪁 Letting Go Of Control

The Power of Self-Coaching 90%

The root of unhappiness is one habit. Five steps to end the control spiral yourself.

by Joseph J. Luciani 2004

3.81

317 ratings

🛡️ Overcoming Insecurity 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Techniques 🪁 Letting Go Of Control

Be Happy Without Being Perfect

by Alice D. Domar • 2008

Perfectionism is making women sick. The toolkit for escaping the trap and embracing good enough.

3.56

601

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💭 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

Be Happy Without Being Perfect 90%

Perfectionism is making women sick. The toolkit for escaping the trap and embracing good enough.

by Alice D. Domar 2008

3.56

601 ratings

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💭 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

Big Magic

by Instaread Summaries • 2015

Ideas are alive, and they choose who gets them. Here's how to be chosen.

3.85

⚔️ Creative Courage ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🎯 Creative Perfectionism

Big Magic 90%

Ideas are alive, and they choose who gets them. Here's how to be chosen.

by Instaread Summaries 2015

3.85

33 ratings

⚔️ Creative Courage ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🎯 Creative Perfectionism

Do the Work

by Steven Pressfield • 2011

Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.

3.97

21k+

🧱 Creative Blocks ⏳ Beating Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism Traps

Do the Work 90%

Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.

by Steven Pressfield 2011

3.97

21k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks ⏳ Beating Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism Traps

Too Perfect

by Allan E. Mallinger • 1992

Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.

4.15

826

🎯 Perfectionism 🔄 Overthinking ⏰ Workaholism

Too Perfect 89%

Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.

by Allan E. Mallinger 1992

4.15

826 ratings

🎯 Perfectionism 🔄 Overthinking ⏰ Workaholism

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy

by Luminita D. Saviuc • 2016

Fear, blame, and the need to be right: 15 habits to release for good.

3.78

680

🍂 Letting Go 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy Summary

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy 89%

Fear, blame, and the need to be right: 15 habits to release for good.

by Luminita D. Saviuc 2016

3.78

680 ratings

🍂 Letting Go 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

The Ballerina Mindset

by Megan Fairchild • 2021

What elite ballet teaches about managing perfectionism: techniques for any high-pressure pursuit.

3.98

548

🎭 Performance Anxiety 🧷 Perfectionism 🧘 Stress Management

The Ballerina Mindset 89%

What elite ballet teaches about managing perfectionism: techniques for any high-pressure pursuit.

by Megan Fairchild 2021

3.98

548 ratings

🎭 Performance Anxiety 🧷 Perfectionism 🧘 Stress Management

The Little Book of Contentment

by Leo Babauta • 2013

Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.

3.86

1k+

🧘 Contentment Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Acceptance

The Little Book of Contentment 89%

Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.

by Leo Babauta 2013

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧘 Contentment Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Acceptance

El problema de ser demasiado bueno

by Xavier Guix • 2024

Obedience disguised as virtue: why your need to be good is making you sick and hollow.

3.84

149

🎭 People Pleasing 🎯 Perfectionism 🔒 Emotional Repression

El problema de ser demasiado bueno Summary

El problema de ser demasiado bueno 89%

Obedience disguised as virtue: why your need to be good is making you sick and hollow.

by Xavier Guix 2024

3.84

149 ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 🎯 Perfectionism 🔒 Emotional Repression

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

by Dana K. White • 2016

Stop buying bins. Less stuff, not more shelves. One rule: wash the dishes every day.

4.21

10k+

🏠 Home Management 🗑️ Decluttering 💪 Anti-Perfectionism

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind Summary

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind 89%

Stop buying bins. Less stuff, not more shelves. One rule: wash the dishes every day.

by Dana K. White 2016

4.21

10k+ ratings

🏠 Home Management 🗑️ Decluttering 💪 Anti-Perfectionism

No More Perfect Marriages

by Jill Savage • 2017

Perfect marriage and perfect parenting are myths destroying your joy. The exit starts here.

4.41

254

⛪ Christian Parenting 🧡 Authentic Parenting 💡 Overcoming Perfectionism

No More Perfect Marriages 89%

Perfect marriage and perfect parenting are myths destroying your joy. The exit starts here.

by Jill Savage 2017

4.41

254 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 🧡 Authentic Parenting 💡 Overcoming Perfectionism

The Procrastinator's Handbook

by Rita Emmett • 2000

Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.

3.60

669

⏳ Beating Procrastination 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 📋 Task Management

The Procrastinator's Handbook 89%

Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.

by Rita Emmett 2000

3.60

669 ratings

⏳ Beating Procrastination 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 📋 Task Management

Change

by Paul Watzlawick • 1974

When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.

4.24

802

🕒 Brief Therapy ♟️ Strategic Therapy 🕸️ Systems Thinking

Change 89%

When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.

by Paul Watzlawick 1974

4.24

802 ratings

🕒 Brief Therapy ♟️ Strategic Therapy 🕸️ Systems Thinking

Dropping the Struggle

by Roger Housden • 2016

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

3.89

114

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go

Dropping the Struggle 89%

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

by Roger Housden 2016

3.89

114 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown • 2010

Perfection is a wall, not a shield. What vulnerability research shows about building real belonging.

4.24

225k+

💗 Self-Compassion 🔍 Perfectionism 💪 Emotional Courage

The Gifts of Imperfection 89%

Perfection is a wall, not a shield. What vulnerability research shows about building real belonging.

by Brené Brown 2010

4.24

225k+ ratings

💗 Self-Compassion 🔍 Perfectionism 💪 Emotional Courage

F**K It Therapy

by John C. Parkin • 2012

Stop analyzing your thoughts. The two-word release that works faster than therapy.

3.49

986

🛋️ Therapeutic Self-Help 😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🧘 Mindfulness For Skeptics

F**K It Therapy 89%

Stop analyzing your thoughts. The two-word release that works faster than therapy.

by John C. Parkin 2012

3.49

986 ratings

🛋️ Therapeutic Self-Help 😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🧘 Mindfulness For Skeptics

On Self-Hatred

by The School of Life • 2022

A quiet self-hatred, not low self-worth, drives perfectionism. The fix is not love but acceptance.

4.26

552

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism 🎭 People Pleasing

On Self-Hatred 89%

A quiet self-hatred, not low self-worth, drives perfectionism. The fix is not love but acceptance.

by The School of Life 2022

4.26

552 ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism 🎭 People Pleasing

It's Okay Not to Be Okay

by Sheila Walsh • 2018

Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.

4.38

2k+

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 🙏 Honest Prayer 😰 Anxiety And Faith

It's Okay Not to Be Okay 89%

Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.

by Sheila Walsh 2018

4.38

2k+ ratings

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 🙏 Honest Prayer 😰 Anxiety And Faith

Choices

by Melody Beattie • 2002

The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.

4.13

319

🧭 Personal Agency 🌌 Spiritual Growth 🔗 Choice And Consequence

Choices 89%

The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.

by Melody Beattie 2002

4.13

319 ratings

🧭 Personal Agency 🌌 Spiritual Growth 🔗 Choice And Consequence

If You Want to Write

by Brenda Ueland • 2012

Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.

4.12

9k+

🖊️ Writing Practice 🧱 Creative Blocks ✍️ Freewriting

If You Want to Write 89%

Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.

by Brenda Ueland 2012

4.12

9k+ ratings

🖊️ Writing Practice 🧱 Creative Blocks ✍️ Freewriting

On Becoming an Artist

by Ellen J. Langer • 2005

You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.

3.75

363

🎨 Art And Mindfulness 🚧 Creative Blocks 👁️ Learning To See

On Becoming an Artist 89%

You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.

by Ellen J. Langer 2005

3.75

363 ratings

🎨 Art And Mindfulness 🚧 Creative Blocks 👁️ Learning To See

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