There is something impulsive about art, and perhaps it is part of the reason why so many artists have problems with being impulsive in some way. (Though it is not always considered a problem by all individuals).
Part of art involves giving into what you want as it is happening. The more honest and true to the desire or vision it is, the better the art tends to turn out. Overthinking can block artistic action. You don't want to overthink it.
But you can also overdo it. Another part of art is knowing when to stop. Sometimes I will keep impulsively adding details until it is overdone and I can't go back.
It is about being impulsive to a limit of what makes that particular piece perfect.
That's something great about writing. You can go back and make edits without having to start all over, and it is completely possible and now often easy with technology to perfectly save three different drafts of the same thing without losing anything.
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