Inner Critic?

                If there is one thing that I hate more than anything it’s that little voice inside that doubts everything you do.  You know what I mean the “That’s not right” voice.  That voice is your inner critic, and I don’t about you but my inner critic is a harsh one.  I’m constantly rethinking everything; nothing is ever good enough for my inner critic. Whenever I have what I think is a “good” idea, my inner critic shoots it down, “what are doing, that’s dumb, don’t do that.” I find that my inner critic forces me to conform and stick to the conventional and, when it comes to writing conformity and conventional are not the recipe for an interesting piece.  I believe in order to create an original and compelling you need to fire your inner critic. Cast aside that little voice in your head and let the words flow. Don’t worry about what you’re “supposed” to do or what seems “right,” just write.   

  I know that I personally have spent far too much time listening to my inner critic and I should have fired him a long time ago. However it is not that simple.  It is hard to ignore someone you have been listening to for years, actually as long as I can remember. I find that in order to silence your critic it takes time patients and practice; you cannot just flip a switch. I am currently in the process or writing out my critic. The more I write the more walls I break down, slowly but surely. With each new piece of work I slowly silence my critic, by trying something new each time.  As a result I find that I fancy each new piece a little more than the last. While I am not there completely, I am sure my critic will soon become a forgotten memory.  Hopefully yours will too.