What does it mean: non-binary thinking & doing? 11-10-26

I'm wondering if I'm having a bit of a breakthrough here: as opposed to affairs of sexuality & gender, I'm reflecting on the elegance of applying the concept of non-binary to the ways that I am approach being creative...

Non-binary thinking is a cognitive approach that moves beyond rigid "either/or" or "black-and-white" categories to embrace complexity, spectrums, and multiple possibilities. [1, 2, 3]

Core Concepts of Non-Binary Thinking (or SUCCESS VERSUS FAILURE in creative sound production terms).

• Rejection of Dualisms: Instead of forcing concepts into strict opposites (such as good/bad, normal/abnormal, or masculine/feminine), it views them through a continuum or network of options.

• "Both/And" and "Neither/Nor": Rather than choosing one side of a conflict or tension, it looks for ways to honor multiple truths or explore entirely new alternatives. 

• Incremental Progress: Instead of demanding all-or-nothing outcomes (like being completely anxious or completely relaxed), it values small, gradual improvements. 

Especially in the struggles with creativity (currently trying to create an audio-book project for ACX and having a helluva time dealing with and understanding audio levels in Cubase 15 Pro) if I can just give myself 5 min of music production without all the added baggage, weight and inertia of the enormous and ever-present fear of failure and pressure of SUCCESS!--maybe then I will accomplish something in my process. Ordering new closed-back headphones as soon as I post this (so the mic doesn't pick-up feedback. If I can understand and perfect a good template--then I can fly, because once you do it it's done--then the fun may begin? Here's to hoping : ).