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How adult criticism kills creative play

I loved drawing as a child but now I analyze every mark I make and the joy is gone

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The development of critical faculties has overwhelmed the capacity for experimentation, transforming pleasure into performance anxiety.

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