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
   

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2. WHAT IS
   CREATIVITY?
   

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3. HEMISPHERES
   

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4. PREPARATION
   INCUBATION
   ILLUMINATION
   VERIFICATION
   

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5. PREPARATION
   INCUBATION
   ILLUMINATION
   VERIFICATION
   

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6. PREPARATION
   INCUBATION
   ILLUMINATION
   VERIFICATION
   

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7. PREPARATION
   INCUBATION
   ILLUMINATION
   VERIFICATION
   

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8. PERSON
   PROCESS
   PRESS
   PRODUCT
   

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9. PERSON
   PROCESS
   PRESS
   PRODUCT
   

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10. PERSON
    PROCESS
    PRESS
    PRODUCT
    

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11. PERSON
    PROCESS
    PRESS
    PRODUCT
    

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12. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL
    VALIDATION
    

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13. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES
    US TO ACHIEVE.
    APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH
    LOVE AND WORTHINESS.
    SELF-WORTH BECOMES
    DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
    

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14. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES
    US TO ACHIEVE.
    APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH
    LOVE AND WORTHINESS.
    SELF-WORTH BECOMES
    DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
    

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15. SOCIETY HUGELY PRESSURES
    US TO ACHIEVE.
    APPROVAL IS CONFUSED WITH
    LOVE AND WORTHINESS.
    SELF-WORTH BECOMES
    DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING.
    

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16. WE’RE ALWAYS THINKING
    HOW WE APPEAR TO
    OTHERS, EVEN IF THERE’S
    NO ONE AROUND.
    

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17. “WE ARE WHAT WE PRETEND TO
    BE, SO WE MUST BE CAREFUL
    ABOUT WHAT WE PRETEND TO BE”
    “Mother Night”—Kurt Vonnegut
    

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18. VALIDATION CAN BE
    WITHDRAWN OR
    WITHHELD AT ANY POINT.
    

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19. “NOBODY REALLY PUSHES
    CREATIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH
    AS THEY PUSH THEMSELVES”
    “Invisible Office Hours: Side Projects”—Paul Jarvis
    

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20. IMPOSTOR
    PHENOMENON
    

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22. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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23. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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24. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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25. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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26. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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27. Task
    Anxiety
    Self-doubt
    Worry
    Over-preparation Procrastination
    Relief
    Discount positive feedback
    Increased self-doubt
    Depression
    Anxiety Effort Luck
    

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28. AVOIDING FAILURE IS
    MANDATORY.
    MEDIOCRITY ISN’T
    ACCEPTABLE.
    CONFIRMATION BIAS
    REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
    

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29. AVOIDING FAILURE IS
    MANDATORY.
    MEDIOCRITY ISN’T
    ACCEPTABLE.
    CONFIRMATION BIAS
    REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
    

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30. AVOIDING FAILURE IS
    MANDATORY.
    MEDIOCRITY ISN’T
    ACCEPTABLE.
    CONFIRMATION BIAS
    REASSURES LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
    

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32. BURNOUT
    

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33. “WE STRIVE FOR PERFECTION,
    AND WE ARE PERFECTLY
    MISERABLE”
    “Unspeakable Things”—Laurie Penny
    

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34. OVERCOMING
    NEGATIVITY
    

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35. YOU
    

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36. “YOU CAN’T IMPROVE THE
    THINGS YOU LOVE IF YOU NEVER
    ALLOW THEM TO BE IMPERFECT”
    “You Are Now Less Dumb”—David McRaney
    

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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
    

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38. THEM
    

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40. ARGUMENTATION IN
    CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE.
    EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE
    AND STOP JUDGING.
    ASK FOR HELP.
    

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41. ARGUMENTATION IN
    CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE.
    EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE
    AND STOP JUDGING.
    ASK FOR HELP.
    

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42. ARGUMENTATION IN
    CONFLICT WILL BACKFIRE.
    EMPOWER, BE SUPPORTIVE
    AND STOP JUDGING.
    ASK FOR HELP.
    

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44. THANK YOU
    

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