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When creative collaborators avoid honest feedback to preserve relationships

Three of us started a creative project together eight months ago and we're all committed to it but we've developed this weird dynamic where we don't give each other honest feedback anymore because we're afraid of conflict. The work is suffering but so is our friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to protect connection through avoiding truth is destroying both the work and the connection.

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