Quantity Over Quality?

In a self-help book, I came across this provocative thought-

To focus on quantity over quality- to do a lot

Of whatever you want to get better at, without being concerned

About the quality of your work- this goes against what I have always learnt..

Conventional wisdom tells you that quality is paramount

Focus on producing your best work, the number does not count

I must admit this novel piece of advice did resonate with me

I measure my progress quantitatively

Because quality is subjective and a poor judge I happen to be

When trying to assess my own work’s quality

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When you try to produce the best work of which you are capable

You create roadblocks in your path, get stuck and are unable

To move forward- you get stuck in the trap of perfection

You are caught in a vicious circle of revision and correction

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If you focus on quantity, you get a lot more done

Although your work is far from perfection

One way to improve the quality of your work is by doing more

With each iteration, your work becomes better than before..

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I don’t know how to write better verses but I can say

By keeping up with the quantity, writing each day

The practice of writing has easier become

Though a really good poem I write seldom…