My creative partner and I used to push each other to do better work but somewhere along the way we started being precious about each other's feelings and now we're both producing safe, mediocre stuff that neither of us would have accepted two years ago.
More people experience this than they realize.
You and your partner have gotten so polite with each other that your work has gone soft.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.