PERFECTIONISM: The Death Of Creativity

[@feastfriday]

"They don't see their work as a space to produce perfect things. Rather, just a space to explore." That hit on a whole different level. Loved this piece Ry. Hope you're doing well man and glad you're finding your voice. Keep killing it. 🙏

[@RyanNgFilms]

Love you man, hope all is going well with you ❤

[@vvocal]

i love how this video has little imperfections like outtakes that you didnt take out or spelling mistakes in the subtitles, perfect for a video like this.

[@MaxReisinger]

Loved this

[@RyanNgFilms]

❤❤

[@luisfilms]

me too

[@kentbyron7608]

149K subscribers in 2024! Not bad for someone struggling with creative blocks... you're setting a beautiful example and may you never care how many subscribers you get. Great philosophy and video. Subscribed. Thumbs up. ❤

[@NickDionisio]

YES RYAN! Excellent film once again, I literally come on YT to check and see if you uploaded lol. For me, it's so freeing once you realize that perfection doesn't exist. It never existed. I often times let my self doubt get in the way when creating. I find myself thinking "But Casey Neistat wouldn't put music here, Edgar Wright would've added more movement..." and so on. This blocks me from exploring my own voice, and this video helped me realize that. I just finished editing my first vlog 2 days ago, and have been hesitant to put it out but I think it's time to share my voice too :) Thank you once again, keep being you.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you for the constant support dude. And dude I literally do the exact same thing haha. I'll stare at Neistat's videos and just overanalyze it like crazy. If he didn't do something then it didn't make sense for me to do it. I had to use similar phrasing to him, I think it got so overwhelming at some point that I just threw in the towel and started writing whatever came to my mind. Funny enough, that's when I think my best work started to come out.

[@MakeWithMiles]

Yess dude! This is exactly what I've been realizing the past 6 months for both my videos as well as the things I build in my workshop. Not everything has to be perfect, and sometimes just the act of creating more often can spark new ideas and be more fulfilling. Thank you so much for sharing. Can't wait for your next video ;)

[@heresbrownbear]

Ryan, I've watched a few of your videos. These films you make are engaging and inspiring. You have a unique style. I'm excited to see the rest of your work on here and for years to come. Keep grinding.

[@breakdownbyben]

This video was what i NEEDED to see - as a fellow KZbinr that get's overwhelmed by the creative process Sometimes you just got to hit the upload button and get your work out there

[@weebywo6501]

"poetry has no vessel, it's just space. one who reads it, is in the presence of the space. like a beautiful mirage we can't hold on to in a dry desert, we still see it with hopeful eyes. all we need to hope, to find art in something, to create something" this is what i wrote to myself about what poetry means to me but this actually goes for every art form. finding hope gets really hard sometimes but gotta find that inner strength in you and continue honing your skills. i have been in an poetic-art block since the longest time, which really screws up with my morale these days. i keep thinking to myself "past me would've done this differently", lol. thanks for this video Ryan, definitely gotta check out those ted talks to gain back my morale!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Love that quote man. Good luck on your poetry!

[@A1frederick76]

Omg bro ur killing me with these background songs. They are some of my favorite instrumentals. Ur attention to detail is good. From the shots and everything.

[@PlayingNathan]

Génial, merci beaucoup. Et énorme merci pour les sous-titres ! C'est tellement pratique, je ne pourrais sans doute pas regarder et considérer pleinement tes vidéos sans cela.

[@MarketingHarry]

Another great video of yours. As he said perfection doesn't advance anything, you can't go wrong. I've always liked to preach - Better Done than Perfect! 💁‍♂️

[@RyanNgFilms]

Love that Harry!

[@gaminginc-lj3wt]

Wow Ryan I think this is one of your best videos yet. Your story telling abilities are truly amazing. Don’t stop!

[@RyanNgFilms]

I really appreciate you saying that man ❤

[@oleks8289]

goddang, no joke this is one of the best YT videos I have seen. I don't think there is any video that will persist in my mind quite like this one as I work on my own passions.

[@RyanNgFilms]

I appreciate this so much Oleks ❤❤

[@ZACCCHEN]

This is essential - RIP to the 🐐.

[@damianstech1502]

I agree with you my friend! I'II be always there for you liking and supporting your projects. I think that perfectionism stops many creators from success.

[@RyanNgFilms]

thank you so much dude :)

[@leastasse]

Thank you so much for this video, it summed up my feeling towards my youtube projects and all the other medium projects since many years. :) it gives hope 🌻

[@PRAY2STARS]

holy fuck dude, you just made me realize alot of things about myself and how I view the world with just this video. Holy fuck dude, thank you

[@saverakhowaja1844]

you videos always make me feel a certain way every time i end up watching them, makes me realise what art is! its really a breath of fresh air to see such vids amdist a chaos of ppl fighting the yt algorithm

[@Contumacy]

This is so amazing man, thank you for sharing this. I've been in this trench of trying to get everything perfect for so long that I often just put stuff on hold since I'm too scared to make it as I don't think it'll be good enough. This has seriously opened my eyes, I feel like I'm learning something new every day this past month!

[@RyanNgFilms]

That's so great man! Keep on learning!!! Good luck on all of your creative endeavors

[@MoonbearDiedHere]

These videos are relaxing

[@ScottHebert604]

Hell yeah bro, perfectly imperfect message. I think a lot of times as artists we go looking for inspiration when we should be focused on the discipline of creating more. I respect the work you're putting out.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Scott!

[@kurt.thelwell]

You uploaded this video the right time. I totally relate to this, I spend so much time over thinking if a video is good enough that I struggle to be more consistent, I literally haven't posted videos because I think they're boring or not good enough

[@RyanNgFilms]

I feel the same way about my videos man. Sometimes you just gotta post it. It doesn't matter if you think it sucks, at least you got it out and can move onto better things

[@martthefart5728]

u keep coming up with the best videos dude

[@RyanNgFilms]

haha I appreciate you Mart :)

[@blyticaltwo]

Videos like this leaves me with value at the end, and that's something you're really good at

[@RyanNgFilms]

Much love dude ❤

[@babaamirr]

underrated. love your videos

[@DesignDrawDo]

DUDE this was so good. Added to my art tips playlist. Personally I find the more I just focus on making videos, the more ideas I have. Now I have too many video ideas! Keep making and the inspo flows. This was awesome, seriously. Looking forward to way more imperfect content 😀

[@RyanNgFilms]

I love that dude, I find that when I'm creating other video ideas come to me as well. It's a satisfying feeling knowing that you have so much to talk about and explore through storytelling!

[@eszkg]

3:08 was legendary. A classic. Timeless.

[@arthurheusdens]

just start making , try not to have any expectations of what you're going to do with it, or if it will be commercially viable. Through your process of creating many pieces, the moment will come that you'll like one the very most and be proud of yourself.

[@RyanNgFilms]

100%

[@Euniceathome]

Preach Ryan! 🙌 I'm guilty of perfectionism and it can lead to paralysis from just creating and taking action. I love this message!!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Eunice! Hope you're doing well!

[@hazelapuli]

I think artists are makers who create things that never existed. Imo the best "artists" continue to make things regardless of what others think. They do/make it truly for themselves. I probably say this for every video I've seen of yours so far but.. very very very well done!

[@Sunnrayy]

this was amazing Ryan!

[@DavidElorza]

great video Ryan ❤️

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you david!

[@victorianguyen4304]

What an amazing video with a life changing message. You’re awesome Ryan I love this

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you so much Victoria!

[@karni_qh]

your videos continue to inspire me on and on, thank you ryan.

[@ianarnoldfami9398]

I'm really having fun watching your content and sharing your creative thinking process to us. As a perfectionist creative myself, it was such a laborious task for me to create a masterpiece but upon watching your vlog, I realize that I need to have more fun. Not everything needs to be perfect at a first try, maybe we need to give ourselves some time to discover and learn what truly matters for us. Really enjoying watching your contents. 😊

[@RyanNgFilms]

I love that Ian. I think the most important thing for an artist to do is to find their voice. It's only when you start to develop your voice that you can explore deeper themes and reach a wide audience. But finding your voice requires you to just create stuff. You'll never get anywhere without starting.

[@devanshpopli6975]

Your videos are always something that motivate and inspire me.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Devansh!

[@ItalianBMT.]

I love this way of looking at things so much! I’m glad you showed it to me:)

[@RyanNgFilms]

Much love Sean!

[@anjcs6888]

Something that I need to hear right now. Thanks for a great video again, Ryan! Such an inspiration. 👍

[@CanaldoMiauOfficial]

Still struggling with this sometimes, but sometimes I do accept the imperfection. When you're a young artist that is currently studying to get better and understand art, you keep trying to reach that perfection, and sometimes we just explore and we know these tools to make our art more beautiful or get next to what we want, and by exploring using the tools and not only using the tools to get something, you make real and meaningful art.

[@RyanNgFilms]

I honestly think it's a constant battle, even if you're an established artist. A lot of people deal with a perfectionist mindset, but I think it's all about practicing not being a perfectionist.

[@Journeyingwithbrandilyn]

This is a master piece

[@graffitti93]

Well said and done man, thank you for this 👏 definitely changed my perspective

[@yuhengwu6853]

Loved it and always love it when watching one of your videos!

[@Shanodd]

This is really eye opening, I appreciate you for making this! Definitely helped alot Ryan such an amazing video ❤

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Shanodd!

[@vibudhjain]

you gained a like buddy. thanks for sharing this

[@ShulaTheDon13]

This video definitely help… I suffer from analysis paralysis sometimes

[@whoisdenyn]

Man you are such a storyteller!

[@epictub]

Your storytelling is soo good

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you man :)

[@andrewfierce]

loved it ryan. you got a sub homie

[@videohandlanger]

It's an amazing and unique video, good job!

[@vincyagain]

Yet another video that makes me so proud of you. Keep trusting your own voice Ryan. That's a lesson I need to learn too. Thanks for sharing :>>

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you so much Vincy :)

[@kayabread1234]

So true Ryan, so true

[@RyanNgFilms]

❤

[@_zakiarafath]

Great message Ryan, stay true to yourself.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Zaki! And will do!

[@Leos74]

Woah. I have just noticed the extremely low (for such a sub count) and definitely a lot less than you deserve of an amount of views on your recent videos. Didn't bother checking and thought it was going by the millions... I hope you'll be able to regain your audience and continue to shine!

[@TahaButt]

Amazing lessons Ryan and amazing video!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you Taha ❤

[@ALEET]

Astonishing video editing

[@cmooreHD]

What an amazing statement and another amazing video.! I’m new here and I have to sub !

[@ConnorThommas]

Sending this to all my artists friends. Time to show the world some new shit

[@Jeff_asaka]

Thank you!

[@fewocious6774]

u r my new favorite person on utube

[@EthanHamilton.]

Trying to be perfect is living out someone else’s expectations, to me anyways this Varies depending on the person I guess. Just be you and create things you enjoy. Great vid!!

[@kushalbhatta4647]

Keep going buddy❤️❤️

[@sergiohernandez7192]

A great video. You have a suscriptor from Mexico. I love your videos, specially because the most of times I feel like you in the life and when I found out that you and me are the same age. Well... all your videos made sense to me.

[@Anjerodcl]

Love your videos. Always inspiring.

[@henrytang2453]

thanks ryan ima go write my essay now

[@RyanNgFilms]

Good luck!

[@engindenizucgun]

I think everything should be in moderation. If you don't seek a good amount of quality which could one label it as perfectionism, you can't achieve your true potential.

[@apuyanaldrin1436]

watching this for like 10times straight

[@NicholasMocha]

Another Banger.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks Nicholas :)

[@herjourney862]

Keep on doing what you do 🥳🥳

[@keeplearning4L]

another W i havent even watched all of it

[@RyanNgFilms]

❤❤

[@AntinomicCourtesy]

‘Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures’, - Vincent

[@schwaar]

Yeah dude, this is great

[@eliasvargas.]

Great work

[@m.i.a.5321]

Love to see you back and working hard! keep going and you'll definitely get the recognition you deserve.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks dude :)

[@DerekBearzi]

Great video dude!! I can totally relate to the struggles of the creative process. Looking at a blinking cursor on a blank screen for hours at a time. I used to always think quality over quantity, but if it holds you back from creating anything... Then what's the point? Thank you for this video and reminder. Keep doing your thing dude.

[@JonJosephKuhn]

Derek are you down to start a Bensun Brigade?

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks Derek and couldn't agree more. I remember spending 4 months on that Assholes film and it completely killed me and since then i've been trying to post more consistently. Keep up with your work as well!

[@swagpeach9850]

this guy found a way to monetize his writer's block, that's pre creative

[@lil_c2585]

where is that from 2:13 it sounds really nice

[@lil_c2585]

found its, For The Time Being by Quaro. Love it!

[@theshehzadshow]

genius.

[@BerozgerTrader]

thank you for helping me

[@phyllisclement6138]

To everyone who thinks "well he didn't make the clothing so he's a fraud". That's like saying "oh van Goh didn't make the canvas, so he isn't a real artists". It makes no sense, taking something plain & turning into something cool or better (in your own opinion) is all that matters. FYI that's how 90% of designers or artists make their come-up. A lot of big designer or clothing manufacturers still use illegal forms of making material, like nike or balenciaga.

[@endrinarr5819]

I relate to this because I have a huge problem with perfectionism myself (still working on my first book, I should have been finished with a long time ago). I can acknowledge the problem but I feel like I can't fix it. I need to be 100% satisfied with my work. And I'm not even trying to satisfy all my future readers (bc I know that's impossible) but i need to fulfill my own expectations in every possible way. It feels like I need to make it perfect (my version of perfect) and there is no way around it. Like I would go crazy if I didn't, I just have to.

[@RyanNgFilms]

I feel that dude. Totally undersand where you're coming from. I mean I'm sure it can work the other way around too. George rr Martin spent 10 years working on Game of Thrones. I guess it just works differently for everyone. I just wanted to share what I've been going through, At least for me, not overthinking things and not being a perfectionist has been a huge weight off of my shoulder.

[@endrinarr5819]

@@RyanNgFilms yeah I'm gonna make it work either way. Hope I'll see you succeed and make all the things you want to happen for yourself come true too

[@AmenChildOfGod]

Great vid!!!!!!!!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you!

[@AmenChildOfGod]

@@RyanNgFilms Been watching you for awhile really great stuff. With you style of storytelling and editing you could tell a story on ANYTHING and I think everyone here would watch it.

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Interesting! Cool video!✌️

[@Ghoulif]

Great video Ry, keep it up. I’m always dying to see more of your work!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks man, you don't know how much it means for you to say that :)

[@yuppppi529]

beautiful

[@BarknoorZ]

"just a space to explore" is honestly a great way to put it. I'm constantly afraid that if I'm not overthinking or striving to extra perfect a particular thing, or if it took less time that it usually does, there must be something wrong. Literally my first thought is always "wait- it can't be _that_ easy" and that's how I spiral into making it difficult for myself hahaha. There are cases in which rethinking an idea or recreating a draft from zero turns out to actually be a good idea, but it's just tiring when you start to convince yourself it's a requirement for your work process, and start to second guess things. Having the idea of it just being a space to explore, meaning the rules are never the same, and the steps are flexible, makes it easier to stomach. Another great one Ryan!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Oh my goodness I think the same thing. Every time I think fo something right away I always second guess myself because I thought that great ideas can't come so easy to someone like me. I also agree that rethinking ideas can be good. Maybe it gets dangerous when your head just goes into a spiral, you never want to be there creatively. But if you're redoing things and remodeling your video and feel like you're getting somewhere then def keep going.

[@-.Username.-]

I really enjoy this way you produce your videos. This has honestly inspired me a bit, as a 15 year old thinking for the future this will be something I will remember for my entire life. Thank you for this advice, and entertainment keep making videos!! They're so good.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you dude :)

[@WolvePlex]

Keep going

[@RyanNgFilms]

Will do :)

[@briankwame9069]

😌😌 , I think this a countinous thought from last video , yes we all have standerds and expectation of how things should be done. LOOK JUTS COZ PEPOLE CALL IT COOL,DOPE,AMEZING all this trade and clout likes names dosemt make it important to you . Tack away from this rayan for me I'd, I better start loving my space coz for now I have that space

[@DaveSy]

Love this sentiment and the example from Virgil you used to describe it! Such mindful, therapeutic storytelling.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks Dave!

[@TRXST.ISSUES]

Great lesson!!! Nice job Ryan!!

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks Jared!

[@wilxlou]

I needed this bro. Thank you

[@RyanNgFilms]

Much love Wilson

[@Gauravjaiswal]

Thank you ✨♾

[@ahmedhallajian8886]

You've been a huge inspo Ryan, your vids we're a huge reason I started my channel. Big love and keep it up ❤

[@RyanNgFilms]

Much Love Ahmed, good luck on starting your own channel, it takes a lot of guts to do so. Super happy for you :)

[@ahmedhallajian8886]

@@RyanNgFilms thanks Ryan, it felt more risky not to do it than to do it if that makes sense, I've really gained a new lease on life!!

[@el_charco_leo]

I don't know how but, you always manage to be incredibly inspiring in all your videos, keep being you.

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thank you so much micupp!!

[@neoabhiarc]

I really love your style, keep on going this way, makes you stand out even more to audience and really going to take the lesson of perfectionism. "Everything is just an experiment for an artist"

[@RyanNgFilms]

Thanks man :)

[@filmprisms]

I am one of your og!

[@luisfilms]

Yah I can definitely relate too the process of writing and coming up with video ideas…it’s almost as if inspiration only comes at the most random times and so sometimes I just sit and wait for an idea that never arrives…

[@RyanNgFilms]

Totally feel you dude. I have some notepads lying around my room so that whenever I have a spontaneous idea that I think would be a good idea for a video, I immediately write it down before I forget it. I also use my Notes app a lot.

[@luisfilms]

@@RyanNgFilms yah I do the same thing too…if I wait for too long I just forget the idea so I have to write it down immediately😂

[@alexj.johnson8144]

One thing that you’re missing from your own analysis-look how proud he is of the sweater. He doesn’t seek out the audience approval. He declares (from a place where he can get no real objective feedback) that maybe it’s museum worthy. Is that trump-level arrogance? Maybe. But he doesn’t strike me as arrogant. No. He’s proud of what he/they made. He doesn’t need external likes. He drives his own sense of self satisfaction. You mention vangough-he knew his paintings weren’t all good. He knew some of them were. But he also knew it is subjective. Some people complimented some pieces and others were derisive. He was disinterested in their opinions. He sought his brother’s approval but few others. Ryan, your stuff is unique and it’s a terrible version of Niestat. Thank goodness because I tired of his voice and endless self-promotion long ago. You’re the only vlogger I follow (and the only person I support on patreon) because your storytelling style is innovative and enjoyable. I’m enjoying watching you create. Don’t get stuck in Your head.

[@RyanNgFilms]

I agree with what you're saying Alex and your support means the world :)

[@sophymcnamara7126]

🔥🔥🔥