Validate me

As creatives we struggle with fair amount of self-doubt. How do we free ourselves from relying on external validation of our efforts? How do we fight impostor syndrome and confirmation bias? How do we prevent ourselves from falling into the burnout and depression pit, or more importantly how do we recover?

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1. HELLO
2. WHAT IS CREATIVITY?
3. HEMISPHERES
4. PREPARATION INCUBATION ILLUMINATION VERIFICATION
5. PREPARATION INCUBATION ILLUMINATION VERIFICATION
6. PREPARATION INCUBATION ILLUMINATION VERIFICATION
7. PREPARATION INCUBATION ILLUMINATION VERIFICATION
8. PERSON PROCESS PRESS PRODUCT
9. PERSON PROCESS PRESS PRODUCT
10. PERSON PROCESS PRESS PRODUCT
11. PERSON PROCESS PRESS PRODUCT
12. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL VALIDATION
13. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES US TO ACHIEVE. APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH LOVE AND WORTHINESS. SELF-WORTH BECOMES DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
14. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES US TO ACHIEVE. APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH LOVE AND WORTHINESS. SELF-WORTH BECOMES DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
15. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES US TO ACHIEVE. APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH LOVE AND WORTHINESS. SELF-WORTH BECOMES DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
16. WE’RE ALWAYS THINKING HOW WE APPEAR TO OTHERS, EVEN IF THERE’S NO ONE AROUND.
17. “WE ARE WHAT WE PRETEND TO BE, SO WE MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE PRETEND TO BE” “Mother Night”—Kurt Vonnegut
18. VALIDATION CAN BE WITHDRAWN OR WITHHELD AT ANY POINT.
19. “NOBODY REALLY PUSHES CREATIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH AS THEY PUSH THEMSELVES” “Invisible Office Hours: Side Projects”—Paul Jarvis
20. IMPOSTOR PHENOMENON
22. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
23. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
24. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
25. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
26. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
27. Task Anxiety Self-doubt Worry Over-preparation Procrastination Relief Discount positive feedback Increased self-doubt Depression Anxiety Effort Luck
28. AVOIDING FAILURE IS MANDATORY. MEDIOCRITY ISN’T ACCEPTABLE. CONFIRMATION BIAS REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
29. AVOIDING FAILURE IS MANDATORY. MEDIOCRITY ISN’T ACCEPTABLE. CONFIRMATION BIAS REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
30. AVOIDING FAILURE IS MANDATORY. MEDIOCRITY ISN’T ACCEPTABLE. CONFIRMATION BIAS REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
32. BURNOUT
33. “WE STRIVE FOR PERFECTION, AND WE ARE PERFECTLY MISERABLE” “Unspeakable Things”—Laurie Penny
34. OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
35. YOU
36. “YOU CAN’T IMPROVE THE THINGS YOU LOVE IF YOU NEVER ALLOW THEM TO BE IMPERFECT” “You Are Now Less Dumb”—David McRaney
37. “YOU ARE NOT YOUR IDEA, AND IF YOU IDENTIFY TOO CLOSELY WITH YOUR IDEA, YOU WILL TAKE OFFENCE WHEN THEY ARE CHALLENGED” “Creativity, Inc.”—Ed Catmull
38. THEM
40. ARGUMENTATION IN CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE. EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE AND STOP JUDGING. ASK FOR HELP.
41. ARGUMENTATION IN CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE. EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE AND STOP JUDGING. ASK FOR HELP.
42. ARGUMENTATION IN CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE. EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE AND STOP JUDGING. ASK FOR HELP.
44. THANK YOU