tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513826534477780868.post3862233808720829720..comments2023-09-05T07:24:01.504-04:00Comments on Mina Burrows: Shadows of DoubtMina Burrowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513826534477780868.post-59860770335697958792011-10-14T10:52:08.021-04:002011-10-14T10:52:08.021-04:00I love the Smalley phrase! I wonder if the doubt e...I love the Smalley phrase! I wonder if the doubt ever really leaves? One the one hand it makes us worry enough to be meticulous in writing and editing, but on the other hand, doubt can be debilitating.<br /><br />I've recently participated in a critique group that has noted things in my manuscript that I've found puzzling - yet ignored areas I felt reflected problems. This has shown me two things: the first is that it's essential to get other perspectives and the second is to know when the other perspectives need to be ignored.<br /><br />Great post.Lesann Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020812155089083232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513826534477780868.post-71985992825261270262011-10-14T09:25:41.704-04:002011-10-14T09:25:41.704-04:00@Tara - Pushing it aside is something I need to do...@Tara - Pushing it aside is something I need to do more often. Thx.<br /><br />@Reinhardt! - I'm amazed how some of the greats are haunted by self doubt. It's so strange to me. And truthfully, it only shows how normal it is to doubt oneself.Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513826534477780868.post-36181302567442827302011-10-13T20:08:52.688-04:002011-10-13T20:08:52.688-04:00You hit it on the head when you said that you need...You hit it on the head when you said that you need to stay focused. We have to first admit that doubt will always be there, no matter what. One of my favorite stories is about NBA great Bill Russel, one of the greatest basketball players ever, who got so nervous before games that he'd throw up. Every single game.<br /><br />I feel that the trick to tackling doubt is to focus on your goals, and then try your best to outrun doubt for as long as you can. Eventually it catches up, but you just start sprinting again.REINHARDT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01809613551100700183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513826534477780868.post-9706644899986229092011-10-13T09:18:26.825-04:002011-10-13T09:18:26.825-04:00ugh!
i work despite my self doubt. i ignore it and...ugh!<br />i work despite my self doubt. i ignore it and push it aside.<br />but it wont go away completely until i get published and i can say, "ha!" to it =)<br /><br />great quote and advice (we are always so hard on ourselves!)Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.com