​How can we avoid second guessing ourselves while doing creative work?

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See the first, when I said the first alternative did not be the best alternative, but sometimes when we are doing something, sometimes the first thought may well be the best thought.
Otherwise if we start second-guessing ourselves and then we become paralyzed, maybe this, maybe that, maybe that. So how do we understand this? Okay. As a writer, I can tell from my experience that in every writer, there is a creative side and there is a critical side.
The creative side comes up with ideas. We can write on this, we can do this, we can do that. And there’s a critical side.
This doesn’t make sense. This is not very good. So now actually we need both sides.
A writer who has a very strong creative side, they will produce a lot of quantity. But if they don’t have a good critical side, they won’t be able to produce quality. So generally speaking, for writers, it is recommended that they separate the two sides.
When the creative side has come, just come out with the ideas. Just write something. But don’t think that what I have written is the final.
After that, activate the critical side and evaluate it. And then make a decision. So this is initially a free write, then we edit.
And then we come to a good product. So when we are coming up with that, when we are in a creative mood, we’re coming up with good ideas, at that time, we can non-judgmentally let the ideas come out. And just note them down.
And afterwards evaluate. So when the problem comes, when we let both these processes happen at the same time. So I try to access my creative side and my critical side both at the same time.
This is a good idea. No, this is not a good idea. Now this is not a good idea.
So then whatever idea comes up, we’re shooting it down, we’re shooting it down. Then it becomes a problem. So it’s best to separate the two phases.
Let the creative idea, creative side come up. Let’s give up ideas. Then don’t be judgmental at that time.
Afterwards, come and evaluate. And then find out, this idea is really good. This idea is also good, but not that good.
And then we can evaluate and then we can decide which to focus on. So, especially if you’re working in creative fields, we need to let, give ourselves room for self-expression. But when I was talking about desires, I was talking more about short term impulses.
Eat this, watch this, touch this, go here. Those are not really helpful for us. But when it comes to ideas, definitely we have to find out the way in which we can work the best.
And quite often the best way to work is to let the creative side express itself, and then let the critical side evaluate afterwards.