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Why being called talented can become a creative burden

Everyone tells me I am talented but talent feels like a weight that makes every piece of work a referendum on my worth

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External attribution of natural ability creates pressure for effortless excellence that paradoxically makes effort feel like evidence of inadequacy.

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