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How past criticism echoes through present creative work

Every time I start to like something I made I remember my high school teacher who said I had no talent

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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical wounds to creative identity resurface whenever vulnerability to judgment increases.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Criticism and the creative response?”

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