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When design criticism triggers disproportionate emotional responses

My manager asked me to make the logo bigger and more colorful and I had a physical reaction like someone insulted my family

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Creative work becomes so intertwined with identity that critique of the work feels like assault on the self.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Design — the practical creative tradition?”

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