Be mindful not to abandon a project prematurely because you have given in to all-or-nothing thinking
And when the act of life feels so hard, so hopeless.
When you look at the work, practice truly seeing what’s there, without a negativity bias. Be open to seeing both strength and weakness, instead of focusing on the weakness and allowing it to overwhelm the strength. You might come to realize 80 percent of the work is quite good, and if the other 20 percent fits in just the right way, the work becomes magnificent. This is far better than trashing the work because one small part isn’t a perfect fit. When you acknowledge a weakness, always consider how it could either be removed or improved before discarding the entire piece.
There’s always another way to look at something. There’s always another perspective. There’s always a positive way to interpret something negative. Faith is looking for the positive in the negative.