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How family pressure undermines creative confidence

My family keeps asking when I will get a real job and I used to defend my choices but now I am starting to wonder if they are right

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External doubt about creative viability gradually erodes internal conviction about the legitimacy of artistic pursuit.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Creativity and commerce — making a living?”

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