The withering self-criticism might even be merited the first few times around, but every iteration of creation hones our skills.
Perhaps, instead of hoping that our first work is a masterpiece, we commit to putting it out as fast as we can and aim to learn from it what we can to make our next reiteration better.
After we commit enough atrocities, perhaps it's actually possible to hit a place where we no longer have that withering self-criticism as it's no longer merited. Perhaps that withering self-criticism isn't just unwarranted insecurity - it's accurate, but the only way to get rid of it is to keep creating crap until we learn not to create crap.
The withering self-criticism might even be merited the first few times around, but every iteration of creation hones our skills.
Perhaps, instead of hoping that our first work is a masterpiece, we commit to putting it out as fast as we can and aim to learn from it what we can to make our next reiteration better.
After we commit enough atrocities, perhaps it's actually possible to hit a place where we no longer have that withering self-criticism as it's no longer merited. Perhaps that withering self-criticism isn't just unwarranted insecurity - it's accurate, but the only way to get rid of it is to keep creating crap until we learn not to create crap.