The Power of Improv (Or, a Continuation of How I Justify Making Up Damn Near Everything in My Life as I Go Along): Part 1
I was in yoga just a couple weeks ago when a friend of mine and I began discussing how we frequently find ourselves jumping into situations with both feet and figuring out how to do things as we go. Obviously, it is advisable to avoid this method of learning for things such as learning to drive a car or base-jumping, but it drove home a couple points I’ve always tried to practice in my regular life. I cannot pack everything I want to say into one post, so let’s begin with a little back-story and a basic lesson on rule #1 of improvisation. As a self-professed perfectionist at heart, this is something I struggled with as a child and young teenager. I’ve gotten much better at letting go of some of the stress and anxiety-inducing perfectionist tendencies over the years, but I always know they’re still there (note: photo of extrem...