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Why creative peer comparison breeds inadequacy

I see other artists my age getting gallery shows and grants while I am still working out of my bedroom

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social comparison is distorting personal creative timeline and self-assessment.

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“Where Are You with Creative community and artistic circles?”

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