All of us want to be better than what we were. It is simply a desire to reach perfection is all. A nature humans follow due to insecurity and ego. Not saying that self-improvement is a bad thing though, in fact I applaud those who can home their skills every day. However, I would like to take a look at the effects one can have when trying to perfect their craft. Keep in mind, this won't be a negative analysis, just an analysis.
Images courtesy of JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia. As you can see, the two images shown above are radically different. However, they are both works of the manga artist Hirohiko Araki; drawn for his ongoing series 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure', which has been around since 1984. Over the course of his career, Araki has changed his art style and theming up several times to fit his characters and environments more. However, at the cost of this, it is clear he's fallen out of practice with his older styles, despite those being much simpler.
So the point I wish to make here is that perfection can cause people to possibly become imperfect in another area. Think being good at writing legal documents, but being bad at writing fiction. Then over the years, you write more and more fiction, creating beautifully woven stories; have not filed a legal document properly for awhile though. Again, keep in mind that I am not painting this as bad, if you prefer your later work, that is fine, just be aware that you will not recreate what you once made easily.
With that said however, thank you again for reading. I just want to also make the statement that you must know what you want to perfect. Some people just go in the wrong areas, and focus more on the business aspect instead of the design. However, if you like what you read, please share this around, comment below, and stay tuned!
