Overcoming creation guilt in the arts

Should being busy really be a badge of honour? The mounting pressure for artists to create more, more, more may prove detrimental to creative output.
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If you’re an artist active in the 21st century, chances are you’re familiar with the phenomenon of creation guilt.

There is an increasing pressure to produce more work, cram more into each day, dive into new projects, build our skills, network and share work-in-progress on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. But when we fall short of our creative expectations, we wind up feeling guilty and not good enough.

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Madeleine Dore
About the Author
Madeleine Dore is a freelance writer and founder of Extraordinary Routines, an interview project exploring the intersection between creativity and imperfection. She is the previous Deputy Editor at ArtsHub. Follow her on Twitter at @RoutineCurator