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Why imposter syndrome affects serious artists

Everyone says my work is good but I feel like I am just copying things I have seen before and adding nothing new to the world

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The closer one gets to mastery, the more acutely aware they become of their debt to influences, creating a crisis of originality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined creative life — Murasaki's synthesis?”

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