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When potential success becomes more frightening than failure

I wrote three chapters of a novel and stopped because I realized it might actually be good and then I would have to finish it

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recognizing genuine creative ability introduces the terror of having something meaningful to lose and expectations to meet.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The fear of beginning?”

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