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during my time at university, one of my professors vocalized his belief that every student should start college with a 3.9 GPA. they take a 1 unit class automatically gave you a "B". shatter the perfection of a 4.0 before you even step foot on campus. he understood it was an impractical idea—in a world where grad schools, medical schools, and other imperfect institutions demanded perfection, that B can unfortunately break people. however, the purpose remains the same: the signifigance of the grade is outweighed by the value of the knowledge itself. why are we striving for perfection to the point that we sacrafice actual learning.

i love this concept because you can easily remove it from the context of education and apply it to life. think about how you used to draw pictures as a kid. it's very easy to look back and pick them apart for their flaws, and maybe even when you drew them you knew they were far from perfect. fortunately, at the time you weren't aiming for perfection. you were looking to draw something. so you drew.

look back further: when you took your first steps, were you upset when you stumbled and the lack of balance overtook you?

as kids, we were unburdened with the concept of perfection because our whole world was what was infront of us. as we grow older, we compile what the "ideal" looks like in everything: the ideal technique for a tennis swing, the ideal body physique, etc. often enough, this ideal ends up discouraging us from even attempting the new and unfamiliar. after all, if you don't get it right the first time everyone's going to hate you.

i made this website because i am not a good practitioner of what i preach. i try to make something new, then i loathe the attempt and throw it away. i want to go back to when i was young and i drew stick figures in box houses.