Go to Amazon or Rotten Tomatoes, pick your worst book or movie, sort it by 5-star reviews.
There you’ll read all the glorious and magnificent things you missed.
Pick your best book or movie, sort it by 1-star reviews.
There you’ll read things that might infuriate you, because how dare these people say such horrible things about something you hold so dear.
The point is, you can’t please everyone.
Remember that when it comes to your own work. It doesn’t matter what you create or do. Paint, draw, music, photography, writing, creating films. The list goes on.
“If you want to make everyone happy – sell ice-cream.” – Steve Jobs
Otherwise, continue with your craft. Your audience will find you.
Do you to the best of your abilities.
Be the best you, you can be.
How?
Start by making something terrible. Something completely new. Something unique to you.
Then, make it slightly better.
Don’t copy others. Be inspired by others.
By their philosophies and their principles.
Then, make it a lot better.
Then, make something great.
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Casey Neistat
Hannes van Eeden 
Great advice, especially since I am such a critic of myself and really get down on myself. I need to loosen up and try new and different things.
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We like the way you think !
Too many people live their lives vicariously through their screens !
The sun is hot, rain is wet, snow is cold and dust gets into your eyes ……….
You will never find that out, for real, if you do not go outside and experience it yourself !
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Thank you! 🙂
Absolutely! The world is our playground, let’s get out there and explore! 😀
Have a great day!
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This post made me laugh, at the same time encouraged me to respect my own opinion and move forward!
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You should definitely respect your own opinion. We care too much about other’s criticism, and not enough about our own.
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This post made me laugh and encouraged me at the same time! You are so right!
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Playing with opposites is a great idea to spark creativity and free oneself from the fear of failure.
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That’s very true. It’s something I incorporate in my photography. Sometimes I try the complete opposite of what I would normally do. Sometimes I surprise myself, or it sucks. But that’s where original ideas can come from.
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I like the idea of playing with opposites: great movie-poor movie. Creating something going for intentionally bad as a foundational product upon which to build, actually releases anxiety over criticism in first products that feeds procrastination and fear of failure before one ever begins. Better yet is the underlying suggestion that creative product more readily springs forth from play than from work or trying.
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I got my much needed inspiration from your post! Thank you so much! It’s true. It doesn’t matter if you are terrible as long as you are yourself.
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I’m so incredibly glad to hear that! It’s my pleasure! 🙂
Absolutely. Just do your thing and be yourself. Most importantly, enjoy your process. It will eventually lead to something 🙂
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Great advice. I really needed it. Right read at the right moment! Thank you.
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I’m so glad you received value from it. It’s my absolute pleasure! 🙂
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Yup–“Do YOU to the best of your abilities” Everybody else is taken anyway. I think I heard/read that somewhere, and it’s true. We don’t need more copies of what’s already out there. I’m very glad God made each of us unique–we should embrace and celebrate that!
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Oscar Wilde famously said that 🙂 Exactly! We were made to be unique and we should definitely embrace and celebrate it!
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