It's called doing your work

"You make good work by (among other things) making lots of work that isn't very good, and gradually weeding out the parts that aren't good, the parts that aren't yours.  It's called feedback, and it's the most direct route to learning about your own vision. It's also called doing your work.  After all, someone has to do your work, and you're the closest person around.

               ~David Bayles & Ted Orland

                  (from Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils and rewards of Art-making)