the anti • perfect low • energy blog

For when nothing you do feels good enough as an entrepreneur or creative.

Literally nothing you do is going to be good enough for everyone. Someone somewhere will find an issue. This reality is simultaneously...

You don’t need to have “something to show for” your time off as an entrepreneur + creative

It’s so sad that we have such high demands and expectations of ourselves when we have time off or get a break.⁣ ⁣ We feel like we have to...

Imagine what life could be like without perfectionism???

Perfectionism makes it so we spend our precious time + energy picking on our own flaws & the perceived flaws in others… A more...

Letting go of the adulthood script in entrepreneurship + creativity

Having your “sh*t together” as an adult is a social construct. It’s a myth. It’s an extension of perfectionism and capitalism. ✨✨✨⁣ ⁣ The...

What I Understand Perfectionism To Be

⁣ It now makes my skin crawl when I’m watching a TV show & someone either calls themselves (or another person) a perfectionist,...

24 Notes to Help You Disengage from Perfectionism

Don’t perfectionism-ize your breaks & rest. Don’t set 100% as your bare minimum. Give yourself space & time to take breaks and do less if...

If Over & Over I'm Not Getting Anything "Done" ... What's My Purpose?

"Who are we when we aren’t doing?" - Joel Leon Contrary to what we are indoctrinated with by our society… You are more than your job. You...

Practice NOT Doing Things

Tip for humans who experience low-energy: *Practice* NOT doing a task even when you have the energy/spoons/capacity for it. Since our...

Perfectionism Doesn't Care About You

Perfectionism doesn’t care about your wellbeing. Perfectionism wants you to sacrifice your wellbeing in the pursuit of what it has deemed...

Creativity is an Antidote to Perfectionism

Creativity is a powerful antidote to perfectionism.⁣ ⁣ Perfectionism is built upon never ending standards of efficiency, accuracy,...

Don't Perfectionism-ize your Rest this Holiday Season

I want to say something meaningful and compassionate about our mental health, disengaging from perfectionism, and finding joy around the...

The Humanity of Creative Souls

My goal for creative humans is for us to validate the needs of our present selves. Perfectionism, hustle culture, and capitalism...

How Perfectionism Makes Starting a New Social Media App Super Draining

Perfectionism makes starting on a new social media platform extremely daunting, intimidating, and draining. And explains why so many...