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How to return to non-commercial creativity

My therapist suggested I do art just for joy without thinking about money but I have been commodifying my creativity for so long I do not remember how

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extended commercialization of creative work can make non-transactional creative expression feel foreign and inaccessible.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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