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Scenario

When creative partners have conflicting perfectionism styles

My creative partner and I both struggle with perfectionism but in opposite ways — I freeze and revise endlessly while they push forward despite their doubts, and now we're stuck in this cycle where I feel rushed by their momentum and they feel held back by my hesitation. We've started snapping at each other during creative sessions and I can feel both our inner critics getting louder, but we don't know how to talk about the fear underneath without making it worse.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two artists are discovering that their different relationships with self-criticism are creating a creative deadlock that neither can solve alone.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The inner critic?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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