My design partner and I work beautifully on client projects but every time we try to create something for ourselves we freeze up because suddenly the stakes feel different and we're both afraid of disappointing each other. Our personal work has become the thing we avoid talking about even though it's what we both really want to be doing.
More people experience this than they realize.
Collaborators who function well under external constraints discover that self-directed work exposes deeper vulnerabilities about creative worth and mutual judgment.
“Where Are You with The examined creative life — Murasaki's synthesis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.