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How to survive repeated creative rejections

I got rejected from another residency today and I am starting to think I should just get a normal job and stop pretending

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External validation becomes confused with internal worth, making each rejection feel like evidence of fundamental inadequacy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.