I completely get where you are coming from. In college I had to almost all my papers and projects late at night to take advantage of the “tired effect.” I’ve t

I completely get where you are coming from. In college I had to almost all my papers and projects late at night to take advantage of the “tired effect.” I’ve thankfully been able to move beyond that a little bit. A large part has been getting more confident in my work; or more precisely more confident that everyone else’s work is generally terrible as well and mine is just fine in comparison. One thing I’ve found incredibly useful is having developed people who I can give first drafts to. I can accept that I’m doing “sub-standard” work because they’ll tell me if it’s actually bad or not.* I’ve been surprised at how positive some responses have been to things I thought were terrible. Getting over that inner critic can be tough. Sometimes it helps to have a team. * My mom was the first person I’d this with- her “I have no idea what you are talking about, but it looks convincing to me” stamp of approval has always been amazingly encouraging. Thanks Mom!