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When perfectionism becomes elaborate procrastination

I spent six hours yesterday rearranging my workspace instead of working on the novel I have been avoiding for two weeks and I know exactly what I am doing

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The creative act has become so loaded with expectation that preparation rituals replace the vulnerable act of making.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Performance and the creative act?”

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