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Scenario

When creative friendships undermine honest artistic feedback

Our writing group has been meeting for two years and we've gotten too comfortable—nobody gives real feedback anymore because we're all friends now. The work isn't getting better and we're all pretending not to notice that we've stopped pushing each other.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to preserve harmony within a creative community gradually erodes the very honesty that makes collaboration valuable.

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 Film and cinema?”

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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