/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Anon, I go through the same thing with art.
But let me tell you about other lines of work.

I work as a language teacher.
For a long time I considered myself unfit for it, because I had no education in the area and, as non-native, I'd still make mistakes here and there. How can someone who doesn't know 100% of everything DARE to pretend to teach anything?

Turns out I just had to bee myself. Even if not perfect, my English skills are way above what even people with degrees have, and students know so little that even if I were at only 50% of my current skill, I'd still be able to teach them a lot.
When I do make mistakes, I'm the only one to notice. And no damage is done, because it's not like students are picking up on 100% of the words you're saying. Even if they absorb those mistakes, they will be getting 99% correct information and becoming greatly skilled in the language.

I even began teaching a language I'm C1 at, but limit the teaching to beginners, as I would not be able to hold a conversation without making mistakes often.
Still, because I'm on the cheaper end (exactly because I'm not that qualified), some people who are already advanced and just want to practice pick me, and I talk to them, it serves us both as practice as we have complementary knowledge.

And despite that language being not so strong, it's good enough to communicate with natives of that language, meaning I can teach English and my native language to these people by explaining it in their language - and this setup now constitutes maybe 20~30% of my students.

Art is just too strongly tied to my ego and sense of self-worth, so it's harder to let go.
But I had the same kind of paralysis with language and, after "surviving" as a teacher for over a year by just doing what I know, I understand what >>6282291 is saying. Your standards are way higher than what is actually expected of you.
Unless you're charging what you consider BIG money for it, there's no reason to go full-on autistic polish.

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