For Maisel, one of the fundamental reasons people in creative roles are more likely to be affected by anxiety is because they’re constantly being forced to make choices. “Choosing provokes anxiety,” he says. “Most professions don’t demand that you have to make one choice after another, which provokes anxiety. Going into the unknown—even if we’re... See more

a moodboard on creating through the fear

If you’re a creative person who struggles with perfectionism, you’ve likely experienced this paralyzing cycle. But the good news is that very same anxious energy actually contains the raw material for creative momentum. The key lies in learning to flip a switch in your brain, transforming anxiety into its close cousin: curiosity.