I'm a big fan of "this isn't perfect, but it is the best I can do today" mentality. Pair that with surrounding yourself with people more skilled in something than you, and you'll only ever go up!
Grian would be a TREAT to have on! He’s done so much! Evo, buildschool, the life series, MCC, the school in Ghana charity, wynncraft, hermitcraft, and even filmed a serious documentary on his cats!
The guy from Chad that was not sponsored and taught himself archery that got the lowest score was just so happy he made it to the Olympics and grateful for representing his country gained so much respect from me. His attitude was everything! He is amazing!
It makes me think since Skizz used to work at Costco about a video they have of a great quote from Jim Sinegal (Costco founder): "The pursuit of excellence is what we're after, not perfection. Perfection is unattainable, it's neurotic and it's a terrible waste of everybody's time. On the other hand, excellence is very attainable, it's very healthy, and it's very worthy of all our time and that is what we should be shooting for." and that's something I feel like these guys both embrace and talked about today. Thanks for a great podcast guys. appreciate you both!
As a viewer of the life series (even if I know Impulse might never read this comment, but I still have to write this down, and I am think I am not alone): You are an absolute perfect match into the life series, Impulse. You belong there the same as everyone else in the series.
about the shooting competition at the olympics: the turkish man who won silver did have ear protection, they were just ear plugs rather than over-the-ear protection. also the headgear that shooting olympians wear is basically something that squints for them so that their facial muscles don’t get exhausted after squinting to see different targets all day! the turkish man squinted without the manual squinting headgear.
That just means his stressing his vision and muscles more, not exactly a good thing to do. Reminds me when people say they still use a mouse for animation and the viewers go wow. But not realising it's much worse for their wrist and hand, it actually does more damage. I can't imagine the shooter is looking after himself by stressing his body out more, and people admiring that.
I don't watch the Olympics not a fan of sports but I saw that and my only question was "How does America lose the shooting competition? Guns are like the one thing our country is known for!"
48:36 Dudes, I hope you realize just how NOT old your music taste is. The fact that you guys also just appreciate what we young people listen to means the world. I’m about to be 15, and I have three older brothers around the same age as Impulse’s son. We all love music from so many genres and time periods; all the way from the 60s to current music. I LOVE when my dad lets me play my music in the car, and we can just jam together like you two and your kids do :)
This entire episode reminds me very heavily of a lesson that i learned at my summer job that ended a couple weeks ago: "You have your comfort zone, your growth zone, and your danger zone." It's really easy to stay in the comfort zone and never reach into the growth zone but it's also easy to slip from the growth zone into the danger zone. Its all about knowing your limitations and yourself as a whole. I loved that job and i love this podcast, i look forward to this every week. Imp and Skizz have been my favorite content creators for a while and every week that just solidified more.
My real world dad passed away last week on Thursday, and this week catching up with the podcast has really been helping me get through this time. Thank you guys, really appreciate
Time stamp 1:06:40 Skizz, please plan an episode on how you guys decided when the right time to start your families were. That comment about never having the “perfect scenario” was GOLDEN and so many young couples need to hear it. Our little family of five is so far from our perfect scenario that we can’t even imagine what our ideal scenario would even look like.
I love how you guys weave your marching band/drum line stories into episodes pretty often. I feel kind of validated in holding onto the nostalgia of my own marching band experience. I came from a high performing high school marching band and i was as deep in the coolaid as you guys were. For example, my band was about 120 people and we won most awards in our division. I got the best marcher award as a sophomore and was a squad leader my junior year and drum major my senior year. I played the flute, though, so drum corps wasn't really an option for me unless i learned a new instrument and i couldn't afford that. Anyway, back to the point, marching band taught me how to constantly strive to be better. To be part of something greater than myself. I often worry that i'm holding myself to such a standard as that time, and it's no wonder i keep burning out. Hearing you guys talk about it, though, in the context of perfectionism, has almost released me from that. I wasn't doing it alone, as i am with any pursuit now. I had directors and assistant directors, instructors, other student leaders, and not to mention learning from people newer at it than me too. I had community to help push for better and better results. That makes all the difference. It sucks that it is so hard to find that support in the real world if you don't know where to find it (i don't).
The thing that made me sad about the 'hitman' dude, was it was a team event. He and his female teamate both went in with bare minimum equipment and the same lax pose. But I didn't even know he was part of a team event until over a week after the meme circulated.
This was great to listen to. My wife frequently tells me "done is better than perfect" because i struggle with it quite a bit. It's all about the balance, and it does matter and is worth pursuing, just gotta avoid the diminishing returns and sunken cost and know when to call it as close as you're going to get reasonably.
My therapist always told me to pick and choose your battles. Do you want to waste your time and energy on useless things in life. Focus your energy on what will benefit you and will bring joy into your life. And everyone's perfect is different in their eyes.
I love your podcast very much. And as a content creator, I made a thumbnail for my video and listened to the podcast while I was doing it. And after I finished the thumbnail, I continued listening to the podcast, and after a few minutes I returned to the thumbnail and moved something a few pixels to the right. So now it's perfect :)
I have been paralyzed to complete a number of my projects because I want it perfect. Thanks for this sessions podcast because it allowed a lot of clarity. I thought I was concerned of failure and this provided clarity.
So, I love the life series. I love all the different POVs, but I don’t always have time to watch many. Impulse, yours is always one I watch, even if I only have time for 2-3. I’m really surprised you feel so uncomfortable, it doesn’t come across at all! You’re super funny and great to watch. You absolutely deserve to be there, you have nothing to fear.
I get so excited when I come into my boring secretary job on Fridays and fine a podcast episode has come out. Thank you for posting these and congrats skittlesman on full time :) Proud of you bud!
12:00 My favorite word is "better." I tell my students that all the time - to focus on improvement, being encouraged by getting better rather than being discouraged by imperfection. Struggle is good because it helps us grow!
this is actually really timely because I just started film school, and we did our first group project today. It was supposed to be intentionally bad, and so we were given bad equipment and a short time limit to help us not worry about quality too much. But perfectionism struck, and struck the entire group hard. It was miserable trying to nail down every detail, to make sure everything was right. Even though we got it done, everyone was stressed and miserable by the end. So it's nice to hear an in-depth discussion about realistic expectations with that kind of stuff.
I've gotta tell you guys: Every time I watch the podcast I find myself reinvigorated. For playing Minecraft, for making content, for some other project or aspect in life, just reinvigorated. I look forward to this each week, thank you for everything you're doing!
I am currently watching and I love the comment by Skizz, "It's the best we've seen yet." This is the best way to think of perfection. I strive for perfection and I know I don't really hit perfection, but it could be the best I've been yet. I have been following Imp & Skizz for a couple of months, thanks to finding Grian. I am a Minecrafter, gamer, and avid RUclips fan and these two are some of the best I've seen yet (see what I did there?!). Between the different genre's I am learning to have more confidence in myself and I am moving in a direction in life that I am not sure I would have had the motivation to chose previous to meeting Imp & Skizz. I hope one day that I can meet these two men because they are so inspiring.
I’ve learned to laugh at myself when I screw up or don’t do something perfectly…Skizz has that ability, too. Impy, take notes from Skizz and learn to laugh at yourself…you have so much to give and we can see that sense of humor lurking just under the surface! Love you guys and your insights…even at 64, I still learn something from you! I’ve listened/watched every PODCAST since day one…keep up the good work! 💙
Fun fact, and maybe I'm just being a psychology nerd and this isn't what this is about, but what Impulse said at around 45:40 reminded me of the mere presence effect. It basically states that whenever someone else is present, whether they are actively observing whatever it is you're doing or not (they can literally just be standing on the other end of the room doing sth else but still being within earshot or capable of perceiving you/your actions), we switch to our 'main' response. This means that when you're good at something, and know exactly how to do it, someone's presence will improve your performance (take for example professional piano players at a concert). But, when you're not good at something, or at least not very practised, someone's presence will be a *detriment* to your performance (take trying to learn a song on piano, and you finally got it down, but when a family member stops by to hear you play you suddenly mess everything up). I wonder if what Impulse described about not being a natural in improvisation, combined with the presence of the viewers during a livestream (and maybe some anxiety as well) is a display of the mere presence effect; while alone, everything usually goes great, but the moment somebody, or multiple somebodies in this case, watches, the improvisation of recording an intro/something for a video goes 'wrong'. Again, of course, I could be completely wrong, but I thought it was an interesting and fun thought to entertain for a second :)
I do not chase perfection unless it’s something I love, and when I do, it becomes something I don’t want to strive for, so slowly I’ve started to say “ this is the best I can do, and that’s okay “ and it’s helped me so much. So the intro spoke to me in a way I could sort of understand. This podcast is great
Yo Imp and Skizz, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your podcast. Today’s episode meant a lot, as I’m often stuck in that mindset where I have to be perfect no matter what, and to hear your wise words made me want to change my unrealistic expectations. This podcast as a whole (And ‘A World Without’) have inspired me to start my own podcast with a group of friends. We’ve recorded a few episodes already and they’re far from perfect, but at the end of the day the fact that we actually went through with this is what truly matters. Thanks guys, I adore your content and everything that you do. You are outstanding men.
My wife was a member of the University of Michigan marching band, and I had the opportunity to watch their drum core and that clip really remided me of their shows.
Learning "Adequate is ok" was one of the hardest things to accept after a mental breakdown. But once I've accepted that and remembering the fun in learning and creating without that "it's not good enough" or "im not good enough" is transformative. Just give it a go. And have fun with it. Awesome podcast!
The bit about Imposter syndrome is so relatable to me. I have a constant voice in the back of my head thats questioning everything I do or what other people might say about me. It's exhausting and I wish I could turn it off but it helps knowing its not just me 😅
I'm so glad you guys mentioned marching band!! I'm a mellophone player, and just got to watch dci prelims. The precision and perfection of all of these corps is absolutely insane! I might be slightly biased, but honestly I think Phantom’s show this year was so close to the perfect show. (also btw, I was looking at different corps, and found impulse. Didn't realize you took so much design inspiration from the crop as well lol)
That is soooooo true Skizz, but then again, I think you are BOTH funny. I have seriously had to STOP watching you all when I am awake hurting at night UNLESS I get up and go to the living room because I have laughed out loud before catching myself. I wake up my hubby!!! I love you guys, and watching you all has helped get me through some VERY LONG nights!
This is an amazing topic. A lot of people have a 100% or none mentality and that prevents them from achieving things and making things better. In many cases 75% is a phenomenal accomplishment
01:05:40 I knew you would eventually go here so I've been putting off watching this episode. Perfection paralysis is my nemesis. Thanks to you guys for all the encouragement that this and other podcasts have given me.
I’ve always seen perfection as the end point of one’s skill, time and effort for their current project. Everyone has a different level of perfection and perfection can be entirely subjective as well. But for many things there is such a thing as perfection
What a great conversation! When Impulse and Skizz were listing athletes who were passionate about being the best they could be, a quote came to mind from someone who also devoted his professional life to being as perfect as possible... “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence” - Vince Lombardi. Vince's passion for perfection drove his team and his players. They succeeded on the field and, for the most part, they succeeded in life. They applied that principle long after their playing days were over. In my opinion, Vince's quote reflects one of the healthiest outlooks on the attempt to achieve perfection I've ever heard... Know it isn't possible so don't beat yourself up during the attempt. Chase it relentlessly and you will achieve excellence. Excellence is an extraordinary achievement that anyone should be proud of.
Around 45 minutes in, you were talking about your children's' music tastes. It's actually surprising how many people listen to music from before their teenage years. Even the 2000s is now seen by some younger people as old music that nobody listens to anymore, while I'm still listening to and singing old songs made by Stephen Foster back in the 1850s, and many people like music that's much older than even that!
currently on the up and up from a long period of perfectionism-induced misery. Appreciate the talking (not necessarily specific advice, but a lot of stories that paint a bigger picture), as well as the evidence that you need others to keep you in check. You two are clearly each other's rocks for a lot of things, and I know I'd be unstoppable if I had friends like you guys are to each other.
Slowly having a tradition of listening to your podcasts when i’m at work and man, wish i did this sooner because your podcast is full of nuggets of wisdom. Thank you :)
Very timely for me as I've started working on a creative project and the grand vision in my head is something that I don't have the knowledge (and possibly will never have the skill) to pull off. This podcast is a good reminder that it will be better to release something that I feel is good enough and then I can work on improvements for future iterations. If I wait until everything's perfect before releasing it then it will never happen.
I relistened to this episode on the bus ride to my first marching band competition yesterday, and it was so cool! Listening to the section where you talked about your drum corp and marching band experience during that was amazing! It really helped me settle my nerves.
Skizz' "0.1 s pause" story reminded me of something my dad, an old fashioned sign writer, used to say. With regards the 'perfection' of a hand made sign, it's never going to be 'perfect' as it's done by hand and there will be errors BUT "up high nobody can see it, down low, they can't read it". On the rare occasion see that somebody spots a line that's slightly too heavy or a curve that's a little wonky *they're not looking AT your sign but at the line work in the sign* Or, shorter version... "perfection is the enemy of good"
Just started the video and I want to make a comment because of the thumbnail, I learned from a city planner on RUclips that "perfection is the enemy of good" and I have slowly been trying to take that in. It's hard to divide the line between what you want to do and what you can do in a reasonable time, but slowly I'm become more and more comfortable with projects that are 80-90% "perfect." I'd rather make (and sometimes share) something I'm almost completely satisfied with than nothing ever making it to the finish line. Sorry for the rambly comment, keep up the good work you two lovely people!
I know I’m not perfect however I find when I wake up I tell myself to remember my motto how can I make someone else’s day better if nothing but a smile a hello or a simple have a good day. Then their reactions is what makes my day better. So that is my rise of bettering myself striving to whom I desire to be. So in a sense I am better than I was yesterday just because of those simple acts of kindness.❤
While at university I decided I was going to set myself 3 goals that I had to achieve in order to call myself a "perfect" human, with a theme of "Mind, body and Soul" 1) Earn high enough on a Mensa entrance example to gain entry; 2) Earn my Black belt in Jujitsu; 3) Complete a tough mudder. I've only achieved one of these 15 years later.
So many things I want to say! First off, I have a tattoo that says "perfectly imperfect" and I live by that as much as I can. Second, I cant believe you guys are TWO YEARS into this! I have loved every episode since the first, on the imp and skizz channel. You two are both my favorite creators and I love when I get to see even just a little bit more of who you are, and this podcast has just furthered that. I hope that each of you realize how much your followers love seeing those moments you might slip on stream and show a little more of yourselves outside of the content world. You guys are inspirational in everything from life, to parenting, to being a spouse, career wise....literally in every way, in the BEST ways! You both are so perfectly imperfect, and you help others feel that its also okay to be perfectly imperfect.
Impy seems pleased his son found his way to the 90s music. My son is almost 30. When we travel together, he lets me choose the music playlist. I often play "my" music. I caught him singing along and asked, "How do you know this? You aren't old enough to know this song." He looks at me with that mother-is-in-trouble look and that deep sigh he says, "Mother. You raised me." lol We forget sometimes as we are jamming out to our "old people" music that are children are listening. :) This podcast episode was absolutely wonderfully as every single one has been up to now. Balance is the key to literally everything. Striving to improve is healthy. Obsessing is too much. Finding the balance between the two isn't easy. Thank you again for the amazing content. You two really do make a positive impact. This world needs more of you. :) Love your faces. :)
I have a hat inspired by your jacket. "I'm a falwless human being" is so perfect for me. Many people describe me as perfect, which makes me so stressed and so self conscious.
The perfect podcast is a conversation that is natural, flowing and not broken up by having to stick to a script. So yeah, yours might be on the verge of perfection mates. I'm a perfectionnist. It has that nasty effect of never letting me finish anything : I start, and go on until the first hurdle or failure or miss and then i'm like... Yeah, gotta start again. Accepting the absence of perfection, that a thing can be better if it's finished than if you try and make it perfect and fail, that's hard.
Seeing these podcasts feels like therapy, you guys talk about such deep subjects and show us your opinion in an accepting environment. It's very calming and enlightening!
I love how you approach theatre and Improv. I now teach both full time and love how well you both do at implementing the skills into content creation. Keep it up!
I'm about to launch a massive project I've been working on for the past six months, and only a week ago I started feeling anxious about it, like "wait what if I don't actually know what I'm doing, what if this sucks" - and right on time, you drop an episode talking about how it's not about perfection, it's about starting at all. Thank you for the fortuitous timing - your wisdom always hits when we all need it!!
Just popping in to say some words with my face.. I just adore how you two interact with one another, especially "despite" the cameras being on. Your clear amount of love and respect for one another is so beautiful. The amount of emotional security you both have to be able to just tell your buddy you love them is not something that is that often found nowadays, especially between men, without some need to justify what you mean.. its inspiring. Thank you for showing the world what positive masculinity looks like, and what healthy true friendships should be.
As much as I watch the HC crew, I really don't listen to podcasts, but Skizz is hands down one of the best conversationalists I've ever seen. He's eloquent, compassionate, well spoken, his questions to guests are so well mannered and engaging, and he's a fantastic listener.
I find impulse hilarious. He cracks me up as much as Grian, Skizz and many others. I have lived with negative self talk most of my life, so I understand some of how that goes, I am my own worst enemy at times. So what I want to say is, if so many of us viewers think Impy is funny, and absolutely is a major part of Life series (for example), how can we all be wrong and Impulse's internal doubt right? Trust in us, we love what you're doing ❤
the bit at the end where you guys kinda just talked about how well you work together and why the podcast is as successful as it is really got me in the heart , your friendship is so beautiful 💖i dont have a best buddy like that , and to be honest i struggle with social stuff in general especially being autistic , but the way you two mesh so well despite being pretty different people in a lot of ways gives me hope that i can find friends to support and who support me with as much love and enthusiasm as you do each other ^_^
Listened to this on my long car trip today. What I love about this podcast is that it always leaves me feeling like we're not that different, not just me and you but sorta everyone. Dunno, guess it's all really relatable and I like that unifying feeling. Thanks guys!
As often happens, the topics you pick are just the catalyst I need to make a change in some area of my life. Today, I was struck by the idea of achieving the last 10% of a goal. It is absolutely impossible to achieve the last 10% if you can't commit to the first 90%. Today, I renew my commitment to achieving the first 90%. Thanks for a great podcast and for all you share with the world. Keep up the great work.
I'm so happy.I came across this video and rewatched it today.This made me feel a lot better about me.Writing a book and releasing it.On October 30th, I've been so worried about it.Being bad and nobody like it because it's not perfect thank you two for being so awesome P.s their each emotional support budda
I know you both have said in streams and videos how thankful you are to talk about random things in life, but genuinely, it's nice to hear 2 grown men be honest and not over the top about things that become massive thoughts in life and as you get older, just thank you 💙🏴
impulse and skizz, I would love for you to do an ep on any weird dreams you’ve had (minecraft based or irl) 🙏 I find them so fascinating icl, i’ve had so many dreams with u two in it it’s so funny. I had one just yesterday where I went to Las Vegas with impulse for an event of sorts ?? 😭
As an artist, perfection is impossible for me to achieve. There are so many times where I will look at a piece I’ve made that so many people have complimented me on, but I can’t see anything other than the little things that don’t look just right or the things I wasn’t able to perfectly portray. It drives me crazy sometimes, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. I look back at all the things I’ve made in the past all the way to now and I can 100% say that I am proud of the things I’ve done, and I will continue to grow and strive for perfection
Imp and Skizz perfectly described the inertia I have with music production. I've been doing ensemble music for 14 years, and a few years ago I realized I also wanted to produce solo music. I got a DAW and since then, every month or so, I've opened it, made a little bit of something that sounds cheesy and mediocre to me, and closed it again. Of course it's something that I really want to do since I haven't given up, but I just haven't found my way to get past that freeze yet.
I am one of those people where if I can't reach perfection, then I am a failure of a human being. This is due to societal pressures and gaslighting. I am now at a point where I am learning that even 60% is okay. Because at least I tried, instead of not doing anything. It is tough to overcome that mindsight when you have spent your whole life believing this to be true.
Hey guys. You two have inspired me in so many ways. In fact, I recently started a MC Channel. I thought I was too old to start something like this, having dedicated over 30 years to music (I’m another percussionist, by the way!). Anyway, my channel is very new, but one video seems to be taking off and it’s one where I address this very topic. I’ve had to adopt the phrase, “Done is better than perfect.” I’d really love to connect with you two somehow. I’m another 40+ drummer turned Minecrafter and feeling like the future is bright.
This was a really helpful podcast, it hit so hard when I saw the title. I am a new adult, who is being tossed into a world, and I have been having a lot of trouble with my job not training me and whatnot, so I am getting a new job, and then I need to decide if I get a car, when, what or if I want to pursue a career in what I love or something that will pay well, and paying rent, and beginning to provide myself and school, and blah blah blah, This episode today helped cause it was telling me, you don't need to be perfect, you just need to try, and trying is pushing forward, and starting where I am. Sorry, This is a really jumbled comment, but I just wanted to get this off my chest. Thank you both, you are awesome!!
When I watch those Hermitcraft After-Hours streams with Imp, Skizz, and Tango...Impulse is hilarious! He cracks the best jokes at the perfect moments. He's also been hilarious in the Scrap Mechanic vods. He's definitely funniest with improv when he's most comfortable. So maybe the key is...how do you make yourself feel comfortable in other situations?
I'm a big fan of "this isn't perfect, but it is the best I can do today" mentality. Pair that with surrounding yourself with people more skilled in something than you, and you'll only ever go up!
Grian would be a TREAT to have on! He’s done so much! Evo, buildschool, the life series, MCC, the school in Ghana charity, wynncraft, hermitcraft, and even filmed a serious documentary on his cats!
I second this.
I third this.
Same Grian is who introduced me to hermitcraft but I just don't see it happening
I wish!!
Totally! Grian, and pearl too.😊
The guy from Chad that was not sponsored and taught himself archery that got the lowest score was just so happy he made it to the Olympics and grateful for representing his country gained so much respect from me. His attitude was everything! He is amazing!
That was a Chad move
Skizz body language and face expression when you critiqued him drinking coffee was delightful lol
idk why but that made me laugh so hard. when impulse looked over at him he seemed appalled and skizz seemed so confused xD
I had a college professor who would always say “don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good”
I really like that!
It makes me think since Skizz used to work at Costco about a video they have of a great quote from Jim Sinegal (Costco founder): "The pursuit of excellence is what we're after, not perfection. Perfection is unattainable, it's neurotic and it's a terrible waste of everybody's time. On the other hand, excellence is very attainable, it's very healthy, and it's very worthy of all our time and that is what we should be shooting for." and that's something I feel like these guys both embrace and talked about today.
Thanks for a great podcast guys. appreciate you both!
As a viewer of the life series (even if I know Impulse might never read this comment, but I still have to write this down, and I am think I am not alone):
You are an absolute perfect match into the life series, Impulse. You belong there the same as everyone else in the series.
about the shooting competition at the olympics: the turkish man who won silver did have ear protection, they were just ear plugs rather than over-the-ear protection. also the headgear that shooting olympians wear is basically something that squints for them so that their facial muscles don’t get exhausted after squinting to see different targets all day! the turkish man squinted without the manual squinting headgear.
That just means his stressing his vision and muscles more, not exactly a good thing to do.
Reminds me when people say they still use a mouse for animation and the viewers go wow. But not realising it's much worse for their wrist and hand, it actually does more damage.
I can't imagine the shooter is looking after himself by stressing his body out more, and people admiring that.
I don't watch the Olympics not a fan of sports but I saw that and my only question was "How does America lose the shooting competition? Guns are like the one thing our country is known for!"
@Werewolf914 don't mess with air pistols. Lol won gold for skeet shooting.
highlight of my week: this podcast
"I'm not trying to be the best, just a little better than I was yesterday." Geminitay 11:42
48:36 Dudes, I hope you realize just how NOT old your music taste is. The fact that you guys also just appreciate what we young people listen to means the world.
I’m about to be 15, and I have three older brothers around the same age as Impulse’s son. We all love music from so many genres and time periods; all the way from the 60s to current music. I LOVE when my dad lets me play my music in the car, and we can just jam together like you two and your kids do :)
This entire episode reminds me very heavily of a lesson that i learned at my summer job that ended a couple weeks ago: "You have your comfort zone, your growth zone, and your danger zone." It's really easy to stay in the comfort zone and never reach into the growth zone but it's also easy to slip from the growth zone into the danger zone. Its all about knowing your limitations and yourself as a whole.
I loved that job and i love this podcast, i look forward to this every week. Imp and Skizz have been my favorite content creators for a while and every week that just solidified more.
My real world dad passed away last week on Thursday, and this week catching up with the podcast has really been helping me get through this time. Thank you guys, really appreciate
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Skizz, please plan an episode on how you guys decided when the right time to start your families were. That comment about never having the “perfect scenario” was GOLDEN and so many young couples need to hear it. Our little family of five is so far from our perfect scenario that we can’t even imagine what our ideal scenario would even look like.
I love how you guys weave your marching band/drum line stories into episodes pretty often. I feel kind of validated in holding onto the nostalgia of my own marching band experience. I came from a high performing high school marching band and i was as deep in the coolaid as you guys were. For example, my band was about 120 people and we won most awards in our division. I got the best marcher award as a sophomore and was a squad leader my junior year and drum major my senior year. I played the flute, though, so drum corps wasn't really an option for me unless i learned a new instrument and i couldn't afford that. Anyway, back to the point, marching band taught me how to constantly strive to be better. To be part of something greater than myself. I often worry that i'm holding myself to such a standard as that time, and it's no wonder i keep burning out. Hearing you guys talk about it, though, in the context of perfectionism, has almost released me from that. I wasn't doing it alone, as i am with any pursuit now. I had directors and assistant directors, instructors, other student leaders, and not to mention learning from people newer at it than me too. I had community to help push for better and better results. That makes all the difference. It sucks that it is so hard to find that support in the real world if you don't know where to find it (i don't).
The thing that made me sad about the 'hitman' dude, was it was a team event. He and his female teamate both went in with bare minimum equipment and the same lax pose.
But I didn't even know he was part of a team event until over a week after the meme circulated.
This was great to listen to. My wife frequently tells me "done is better than perfect" because i struggle with it quite a bit. It's all about the balance, and it does matter and is worth pursuing, just gotta avoid the diminishing returns and sunken cost and know when to call it as close as you're going to get reasonably.
My therapist always told me to pick and choose your battles. Do you want to waste your time and energy on useless things in life. Focus your energy on what will benefit you and will bring joy into your life. And everyone's perfect is different in their eyes.
Gotta love skizz guessing 107 and imp guessing 105 and it’s actually 106 :) the magic is in the middle of these two ;)
I love your podcast very much.
And as a content creator, I made a thumbnail for my video and listened to the podcast while I was doing it.
And after I finished the thumbnail, I continued listening to the podcast, and after a few minutes I returned to the thumbnail and moved something a few pixels to the right.
So now it's perfect :)
10:00 est... time to start work and listen to the show
I have been paralyzed to complete a number of my projects because I want it perfect. Thanks for this sessions podcast because it allowed a lot of clarity. I thought I was concerned of failure and this provided clarity.
So, I love the life series. I love all the different POVs, but I don’t always have time to watch many. Impulse, yours is always one I watch, even if I only have time for 2-3. I’m really surprised you feel so uncomfortable, it doesn’t come across at all! You’re super funny and great to watch. You absolutely deserve to be there, you have nothing to fear.
Sometimes Good Enough IS perfect. Moving is better than not. ❤
new Friday new Podcast. glad you guys are still doing this show :)
This was the perfect podcast for me today
I get so excited when I come into my boring secretary job on Fridays and fine a podcast episode has come out. Thank you for posting these and congrats skittlesman on full time :) Proud of you bud!
12:00 My favorite word is "better." I tell my students that all the time - to focus on improvement, being encouraged by getting better rather than being discouraged by imperfection. Struggle is good because it helps us grow!
this is actually really timely because I just started film school, and we did our first group project today. It was supposed to be intentionally bad, and so we were given bad equipment and a short time limit to help us not worry about quality too much. But perfectionism struck, and struck the entire group hard. It was miserable trying to nail down every detail, to make sure everything was right. Even though we got it done, everyone was stressed and miserable by the end. So it's nice to hear an in-depth discussion about realistic expectations with that kind of stuff.
Huh, I think that's an interesting assignment. I could see that being helpful!
This podcast content transcends the game of Minecraft into real life in so many ways. I hope it will reach millions more, because it’s that good!
Amazing podcast this week guys. My 76 yr old mother legit loved it
I've gotta tell you guys: Every time I watch the podcast I find myself reinvigorated. For playing Minecraft, for making content, for some other project or aspect in life, just reinvigorated. I look forward to this each week, thank you for everything you're doing!
I am currently watching and I love the comment by Skizz, "It's the best we've seen yet." This is the best way to think of perfection. I strive for perfection and I know I don't really hit perfection, but it could be the best I've been yet. I have been following Imp & Skizz for a couple of months, thanks to finding Grian. I am a Minecrafter, gamer, and avid RUclips fan and these two are some of the best I've seen yet (see what I did there?!). Between the different genre's I am learning to have more confidence in myself and I am moving in a direction in life that I am not sure I would have had the motivation to chose previous to meeting Imp & Skizz. I hope one day that I can meet these two men because they are so inspiring.
I’ve learned to laugh at myself when I screw up or don’t do something perfectly…Skizz has that ability, too. Impy, take notes from Skizz and learn to laugh at yourself…you have so much to give and we can see that sense of humor lurking just under the surface! Love you guys and your insights…even at 64, I still learn something from you! I’ve listened/watched every PODCAST since day one…keep up the good work! 💙
As a Film student striving for perfection is a constant and you will never get it. You always see things that others don’t.
Oooh Life series talk. In all honesty, probably my favourite Minecraft series
i like when they get off-topic. keep up the good work!!
Fun fact, and maybe I'm just being a psychology nerd and this isn't what this is about, but what Impulse said at around 45:40 reminded me of the mere presence effect. It basically states that whenever someone else is present, whether they are actively observing whatever it is you're doing or not (they can literally just be standing on the other end of the room doing sth else but still being within earshot or capable of perceiving you/your actions), we switch to our 'main' response. This means that when you're good at something, and know exactly how to do it, someone's presence will improve your performance (take for example professional piano players at a concert). But, when you're not good at something, or at least not very practised, someone's presence will be a *detriment* to your performance (take trying to learn a song on piano, and you finally got it down, but when a family member stops by to hear you play you suddenly mess everything up). I wonder if what Impulse described about not being a natural in improvisation, combined with the presence of the viewers during a livestream (and maybe some anxiety as well) is a display of the mere presence effect; while alone, everything usually goes great, but the moment somebody, or multiple somebodies in this case, watches, the improvisation of recording an intro/something for a video goes 'wrong'.
Again, of course, I could be completely wrong, but I thought it was an interesting and fun thought to entertain for a second :)
I do not chase perfection unless it’s something I love, and when I do, it becomes something I don’t want to strive for, so slowly I’ve started to say “ this is the best I can do, and that’s okay “ and it’s helped me so much. So the intro spoke to me in a way I could sort of understand. This podcast is great
this is an advice i needed to hear
Yo Imp and Skizz, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your podcast. Today’s episode meant a lot, as I’m often stuck in that mindset where I have to be perfect no matter what, and to hear your wise words made me want to change my unrealistic expectations.
This podcast as a whole (And ‘A World Without’) have inspired me to start my own podcast with a group of friends. We’ve recorded a few episodes already and they’re far from perfect, but at the end of the day the fact that we actually went through with this is what truly matters. Thanks guys, I adore your content and everything that you do. You are outstanding men.
My wife was a member of the University of Michigan marching band, and I had the opportunity to watch their drum core and that clip really remided me of their shows.
My daughter is 11, she also listens to 90's music, as well as older music in many genres. She knows Hotel California word for word.
Learning "Adequate is ok" was one of the hardest things to accept after a mental breakdown.
But once I've accepted that and remembering the fun in learning and creating without that "it's not good enough" or "im not good enough" is transformative.
Just give it a go. And have fun with it.
Awesome podcast!
The bit about Imposter syndrome is so relatable to me. I have a constant voice in the back of my head thats questioning everything I do or what other people might say about me. It's exhausting and I wish I could turn it off but it helps knowing its not just me 😅
I'm so glad you guys mentioned marching band!! I'm a mellophone player, and just got to watch dci prelims. The precision and perfection of all of these corps is absolutely insane! I might be slightly biased, but honestly I think Phantom’s show this year was so close to the perfect show. (also btw, I was looking at different corps, and found impulse. Didn't realize you took so much design inspiration from the crop as well lol)
That is soooooo true Skizz, but then again, I think you are BOTH funny. I have seriously had to STOP watching you all when I am awake hurting at night UNLESS I get up and go to the living room because I have laughed out loud before catching myself. I wake up my hubby!!! I love you guys, and watching you all has helped get me through some VERY LONG nights!
This is an amazing topic. A lot of people have a 100% or none mentality and that prevents them from achieving things and making things better. In many cases 75% is a phenomenal accomplishment
01:05:40 I knew you would eventually go here so I've been putting off watching this episode. Perfection paralysis is my nemesis. Thanks to you guys for all the encouragement that this and other podcasts have given me.
I’ve always seen perfection as the end point of one’s skill, time and effort for their current project. Everyone has a different level of perfection and perfection can be entirely subjective as well. But for many things there is such a thing as perfection
What a great conversation! When Impulse and Skizz were listing athletes who were passionate about being the best they could be, a quote came to mind from someone who also devoted his professional life to being as perfect as possible...
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence” - Vince Lombardi.
Vince's passion for perfection drove his team and his players. They succeeded on the field and, for the most part, they succeeded in life. They applied that principle long after their playing days were over. In my opinion, Vince's quote reflects one of the healthiest outlooks on the attempt to achieve perfection I've ever heard... Know it isn't possible so don't beat yourself up during the attempt. Chase it relentlessly and you will achieve excellence. Excellence is an extraordinary achievement that anyone should be proud of.
Around 45 minutes in, you were talking about your children's' music tastes. It's actually surprising how many people listen to music from before their teenage years. Even the 2000s is now seen by some younger people as old music that nobody listens to anymore, while I'm still listening to and singing old songs made by Stephen Foster back in the 1850s, and many people like music that's much older than even that!
currently on the up and up from a long period of perfectionism-induced misery. Appreciate the talking (not necessarily specific advice, but a lot of stories that paint a bigger picture), as well as the evidence that you need others to keep you in check. You two are clearly each other's rocks for a lot of things, and I know I'd be unstoppable if I had friends like you guys are to each other.
Slowly having a tradition of listening to your podcasts when i’m at work and man, wish i did this sooner because your podcast is full of nuggets of wisdom.
Thank you :)
These podcasts often give me confidence
Very timely for me as I've started working on a creative project and the grand vision in my head is something that I don't have the knowledge (and possibly will never have the skill) to pull off. This podcast is a good reminder that it will be better to release something that I feel is good enough and then I can work on improvements for future iterations. If I wait until everything's perfect before releasing it then it will never happen.
I relistened to this episode on the bus ride to my first marching band competition yesterday, and it was so cool! Listening to the section where you talked about your drum corp and marching band experience during that was amazing! It really helped me settle my nerves.
Skizz' "0.1 s pause" story reminded me of something my dad, an old fashioned sign writer, used to say.
With regards the 'perfection' of a hand made sign, it's never going to be 'perfect' as it's done by hand and there will be errors BUT "up high nobody can see it, down low, they can't read it". On the rare occasion see that somebody spots a line that's slightly too heavy or a curve that's a little wonky *they're not looking AT your sign but at the line work in the sign*
Or, shorter version... "perfection is the enemy of good"
Just started the video and I want to make a comment because of the thumbnail, I learned from a city planner on RUclips that "perfection is the enemy of good" and I have slowly been trying to take that in. It's hard to divide the line between what you want to do and what you can do in a reasonable time, but slowly I'm become more and more comfortable with projects that are 80-90% "perfect." I'd rather make (and sometimes share) something I'm almost completely satisfied with than nothing ever making it to the finish line.
Sorry for the rambly comment, keep up the good work you two lovely people!
I know I’m not perfect however I find when I wake up I tell myself to remember my motto how can I make someone else’s day better if nothing but a smile a hello or a simple have a good day. Then their reactions is what makes my day better. So that is my rise of bettering myself striving to whom I desire to be. So in a sense I am better than I was yesterday just because of those simple acts of kindness.❤
listening to imp and skizz then realisingnew episode dropped
While at university I decided I was going to set myself 3 goals that I had to achieve in order to call myself a "perfect" human, with a theme of "Mind, body and Soul"
1) Earn high enough on a Mensa entrance example to gain entry;
2) Earn my Black belt in Jujitsu;
3) Complete a tough mudder.
I've only achieved one of these 15 years later.
So many things I want to say! First off, I have a tattoo that says "perfectly imperfect" and I live by that as much as I can. Second, I cant believe you guys are TWO YEARS into this! I have loved every episode since the first, on the imp and skizz channel. You two are both my favorite creators and I love when I get to see even just a little bit more of who you are, and this podcast has just furthered that. I hope that each of you realize how much your followers love seeing those moments you might slip on stream and show a little more of yourselves outside of the content world. You guys are inspirational in everything from life, to parenting, to being a spouse, career wise....literally in every way, in the BEST ways! You both are so perfectly imperfect, and you help others feel that its also okay to be perfectly imperfect.
side note, when is naked and scared returning?! XD
Perfection is not the destination perfection is the journey to perfection to start the new journey to perfection
Impy seems pleased his son found his way to the 90s music. My son is almost 30. When we travel together, he lets me choose the music playlist. I often play "my" music. I caught him singing along and asked, "How do you know this? You aren't old enough to know this song." He looks at me with that mother-is-in-trouble look and that deep sigh he says, "Mother. You raised me." lol We forget sometimes as we are jamming out to our "old people" music that are children are listening. :) This podcast episode was absolutely wonderfully as every single one has been up to now. Balance is the key to literally everything. Striving to improve is healthy. Obsessing is too much. Finding the balance between the two isn't easy. Thank you again for the amazing content. You two really do make a positive impact. This world needs more of you. :) Love your faces. :)
I do think one of the most important things to remember in seeking perfection or just seeking any change is a willingness to be uncomfortable
The act of achieving perfection is being great while simultaneously acknowledging your imperfections.
I have a hat inspired by your jacket. "I'm a falwless human being" is so perfect for me. Many people describe me as perfect, which makes me so stressed and so self conscious.
The perfect podcast is a conversation that is natural, flowing and not broken up by having to stick to a script. So yeah, yours might be on the verge of perfection mates. I'm a perfectionnist. It has that nasty effect of never letting me finish anything : I start, and go on until the first hurdle or failure or miss and then i'm like... Yeah, gotta start again. Accepting the absence of perfection, that a thing can be better if it's finished than if you try and make it perfect and fail, that's hard.
Seeing these podcasts feels like therapy, you guys talk about such deep subjects and show us your opinion in an accepting environment. It's very calming and enlightening!
I love how you approach theatre and Improv. I now teach both full time and love how well you both do at implementing the skills into content creation. Keep it up!
I'm about to launch a massive project I've been working on for the past six months, and only a week ago I started feeling anxious about it, like "wait what if I don't actually know what I'm doing, what if this sucks" - and right on time, you drop an episode talking about how it's not about perfection, it's about starting at all.
Thank you for the fortuitous timing - your wisdom always hits when we all need it!!
Just popping in to say some words with my face.. I just adore how you two interact with one another, especially "despite" the cameras being on.
Your clear amount of love and respect for one another is so beautiful. The amount of emotional security you both have to be able to just tell your buddy you love them is not something that is that often found nowadays, especially between men, without some need to justify what you mean.. its inspiring.
Thank you for showing the world what positive masculinity looks like, and what healthy true friendships should be.
i had always wanted to be a gamming youtuber, but this video has helped me understand that it wont be perfect when i start, and i thank you for that.
Omgosh I was literally thinking yesterday about how you should do a pod on perfection so thank youuu!
That pause for the drumline was PERFECT
As much as I watch the HC crew, I really don't listen to podcasts, but Skizz is hands down one of the best conversationalists I've ever seen. He's eloquent, compassionate, well spoken, his questions to guests are so well mannered and engaging, and he's a fantastic listener.
appreciate the men in black quote in the beginning. Thanks for this episode guys.
I find impulse hilarious. He cracks me up as much as Grian, Skizz and many others. I have lived with negative self talk most of my life, so I understand some of how that goes, I am my own worst enemy at times. So what I want to say is, if so many of us viewers think Impy is funny, and absolutely is a major part of Life series (for example), how can we all be wrong and Impulse's internal doubt right? Trust in us, we love what you're doing ❤
Impulse's endless search for the purrfect bit of tech, driving the podcast onwards and upwards.
the bit at the end where you guys kinda just talked about how well you work together and why the podcast is as successful as it is really got me in the heart , your friendship is so beautiful 💖i dont have a best buddy like that , and to be honest i struggle with social stuff in general especially being autistic , but the way you two mesh so well despite being pretty different people in a lot of ways gives me hope that i can find friends to support and who support me with as much love and enthusiasm as you do each other ^_^
Listened to this on my long car trip today. What I love about this podcast is that it always leaves me feeling like we're not that different, not just me and you but sorta everyone. Dunno, guess it's all really relatable and I like that unifying feeling. Thanks guys!
I'm a struggling college student rn and it's been tough but these positive talks really help me get through it! ❤
As often happens, the topics you pick are just the catalyst I need to make a change in some area of my life. Today, I was struck by the idea of achieving the last 10% of a goal. It is absolutely impossible to achieve the last 10% if you can't commit to the first 90%. Today, I renew my commitment to achieving the first 90%. Thanks for a great podcast and for all you share with the world. Keep up the great work.
It’s podcast day!!!!!
I'm so happy.I came across this video and rewatched it today.This made me feel a lot better about me.Writing a book and releasing it.On October 30th, I've been so worried about it.Being bad and nobody like it because it's not perfect thank you two for being so awesome
P.s their each emotional support budda
I know you both have said in streams and videos how thankful you are to talk about random things in life, but genuinely, it's nice to hear 2 grown men be honest and not over the top about things that become massive thoughts in life and as you get older, just thank you 💙🏴
26:30 - Yes, i do in fact know who that pole vaulter is
He said "shaving inches off" and I almost lost it
@@immortaldonut PFFFTT SAME, i mean also "bro won in life"
My favorite argument against perfection is the Mayuri Kurotsuchi speach on perfection from the Hueco Mundo arc of Bleach.
impulse and skizz, I would love for you to do an ep on any weird dreams you’ve had (minecraft based or irl) 🙏 I find them so fascinating icl, i’ve had so many dreams with u two in it it’s so funny. I had one just yesterday where I went to Las Vegas with impulse for an event of sorts ?? 😭
The discussion aside, the lighting in this episode is immaculate.
Woohoo podcast day!!!
As an artist, perfection is impossible for me to achieve. There are so many times where I will look at a piece I’ve made that so many people have complimented me on, but I can’t see anything other than the little things that don’t look just right or the things I wasn’t able to perfectly portray. It drives me crazy sometimes, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. I look back at all the things I’ve made in the past all the way to now and I can 100% say that I am proud of the things I’ve done, and I will continue to grow and strive for perfection
Imp and Skizz perfectly described the inertia I have with music production. I've been doing ensemble music for 14 years, and a few years ago I realized I also wanted to produce solo music. I got a DAW and since then, every month or so, I've opened it, made a little bit of something that sounds cheesy and mediocre to me, and closed it again. Of course it's something that I really want to do since I haven't given up, but I just haven't found my way to get past that freeze yet.
YAYY NEW PODCAST :)) i can’t wait
I am one of those people where if I can't reach perfection, then I am a failure of a human being. This is due to societal pressures and gaslighting. I am now at a point where I am learning that even 60% is okay. Because at least I tried, instead of not doing anything. It is tough to overcome that mindsight when you have spent your whole life believing this to be true.
Hey guys. You two have inspired me in so many ways. In fact, I recently started a MC Channel. I thought I was too old to start something like this, having dedicated over 30 years to music (I’m another percussionist, by the way!).
Anyway, my channel is very new, but one video seems to be taking off and it’s one where I address this very topic. I’ve had to adopt the phrase, “Done is better than perfect.”
I’d really love to connect with you two somehow. I’m another 40+ drummer turned Minecrafter and feeling like the future is bright.
This is just what I needed right now. Thank you guys 🥰
This was a really helpful podcast, it hit so hard when I saw the title.
I am a new adult, who is being tossed into a world, and I have been having a lot of trouble with my job not training me and whatnot, so I am getting a new job, and then I need to decide if I get a car, when, what or if I want to pursue a career in what I love or something that will pay well, and paying rent, and beginning to provide myself and school, and blah blah blah,
This episode today helped cause it was telling me, you don't need to be perfect, you just need to try, and trying is pushing forward, and starting where I am.
Sorry, This is a really jumbled comment, but I just wanted to get this off my chest. Thank you both, you are awesome!!
When I watch those Hermitcraft After-Hours streams with Imp, Skizz, and Tango...Impulse is hilarious! He cracks the best jokes at the perfect moments. He's also been hilarious in the Scrap Mechanic vods. He's definitely funniest with improv when he's most comfortable. So maybe the key is...how do you make yourself feel comfortable in other situations?
WOOOO IMP AND SKIZZ !!