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How attachment to creative outcomes creates unnecessary suffering

I love making pottery but I get so attached to each piece that when something breaks in the kiln I feel devastated for days.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Identification with creative products prevents appreciation of the creative process as the true source of fulfillment.

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“Where Are You with Art as learning — creative intelligence?”

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