My best friend and I started a design studio because we complement each other perfectly but now every client project becomes a subtle power struggle about whose aesthetic wins. We're making good work but I can feel us keeping score in a way that's poisoning both the friendship and the creative partnership.
More people experience this than they realize.
The intersection of personal intimacy and professional creative differences has created an unacknowledged competitive dynamic that threatens both relationships.
“Where Are You with The examined creative life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.