Comments on: Don’t Worry, Be Crappy

By: Adam | Rodent Control Specialist

Adam | Rodent Control Specialist — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:32:03 +0000

I’m glad I came across this post — today of all days — something I definitely needed to hear. I’ve come a long way from my perfectionist tendencies, but it is something I continue to work on.

While it’s great to strive to be the best, too much of a good thing can lead to paralysis. Case in point, a new blog idea I’ve been kicking around for almost a year now. I purchased the domain months ago, but because the idea is something I’m so passionate about, I have just been putting it off. Gotta get on it.

By: Am I suffering from blog shyness? | eCommerce - Marketing - Design - blog.SD360.com

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:06:39 +0000

[...] you are going to learn how to blog, you might as well learn from a professional blogger I guess. Don’t worry be crappy is the title of the post. It basically says don’t be too hard on your writing and just write [...]

By: Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:56:56 +0000

This post is perfect!

This post was a great thing for me to read right now. Very timely.

I’ve been sitting on my paitnings, not offering them (prints) for sale, because I’ve been convinced they’re not good enough. Well, how do I know until I try, right?

I made the decision this weekend to find a place to scan them in and to offer prints. After all, I won’t know if people like them until people can actually SEE them!

Thanks, David! Your blog rocks!

By: Solomon

Solomon — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:09:14 +0000

Hi David,
Today, I’m supposed to publish a post in my blog. I’m simply delaying with the feeling in my mind if I can do it or wait another day to prune it, or wait for some good idea to strike!
Your post strengthened me to post it today. I thank you for the post!
I’d be happy if some of your readers visit my blog.
I blog on my experiences of being a copywriter (self-learned) and who started off in the big bad world of advertising with nothing except sheer grit and will-power.
Here is my blog:http://creativesolomon.blogspot.com/
thanks in advance! Thanks David for the thoughtful post!
Regards
Solomon

By: Fred Schoch

Fred Schoch — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:19:05 +0000

Thats something I’m guilty of, it seems like I need to learn so much before I do anything.

By: Marte

Marte — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:27:24 +0000

If we wait for “perfect” we’ll never do anything. I don’t care how many times I edit something I’ve written – if I go back to it later, I could edit it again.

I no longer remember where I learned them, but “Ready, Fire, Aim,” and “You don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going” are two phrases that I try to keep in mind when I’m feeling like something I’ve written isn’t “good enough” quite yet.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:10:46 +0000

perfectionism is absolutely a production-killer. get out there are work it…you can bust on Microsoft all you want, but they keep putting that crap out, don’t they? And they make billions. Go on now…be crappy

By: Matty Byloos

Matty Byloos — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:14:42 +0000

On a blog, to make it even more worth one’s while — you can always go back to a post, revise it, publish a second post with an edit and new info and link between the two — there really aren’t any mistakes! And if it’s really crappy, then maybe it’ll inspire a bunch of comments and a good read…

By: Jake Stone

Jake Stone — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:09:25 +0000

I wouldn’t mind too much about putting out junk. First of all you will learn from the experience and secondly one never knows what resonates among readers. I’d say that it is a lot like song writing. You can use the right formula, but there are no guarantees for it to be a hit. Actually well scraped post can be boring as eggshell, I’ve come to jump over “top list posts” and many other post types. Rugged writing is something that hits the nerve.

By: Roman

Roman — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:34:10 +0000

That is the main advantage of the digital media. There is a lot more tolerance to being ‘crappy’, because you can always fix it later. Not like publishing a book. Once you sign it off and send to printer it is too late to make any changes – you better make sure it is right.

But for website or blog, if you want to change something you just need to press a couple buttons.

Its seems the same thing is going on with software. They write it, do some basic tests, and then ship out. As soon as bugs are discovered patches and updates are sent out. The software is constantly being updated…it is never the final product.