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Creative people often despise those that criticize work without having work of their own. Something Teddy Roosevelt referred to as “being in the arena.” We respect opinions from those that are in the trenches with us, doing the hard things that we try to do. But this creative expert class is worse than any critic, offering other people creative sal... See more
99u.adobe.com • The Creative World’s Bullshit Industrial Complex
How can I create something that critics will criticize?
Seth Godin • Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
I needed a handful of people who knew me, knew what I was trying to accomplish, and were willing to tell me the bare, unvarnished truth. I decided early on I’d rather hear how bad my book was from friends, privately, before it was published. That way I could fix it rather than hear from strangers, publicly, after it was published.
Tim Grahl • Running Down a Dream: Your Road Map to Winning Creative Battles
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While praise may amplify a work by cheering a creator along, it may also muffle it by keeping the creator from necessary improvements. Criticism can daze and discourage us, or coax or goad us.
Joshua Wolf Shenk • Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs
Right now when people read a Substack post, it’s usually because they first decided to check their email. Email is good for maintaining a direct relationship between readers and writers, but it kinda sucks as a place to read. When I’m checking my inbox I’m in a mode where I want to bat away everything as quickly as possible in order to get to inbox... See more