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When couples lose joy in their shared hobby

My husband and I started woodworking together in our garage three years ago and we were actually good at building things together but now every project turns into him correcting my technique and me feeling like I can't do anything right and we haven't finished a single piece in six months.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The examination of shared creativity has devolved into performance anxiety, transforming collaborative play into competitive judgment.

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“Where Are You with Hobbies and the examined life?”

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