One of the worst creativity-killers we pick up in school (and sometimes at home) is a win-lose mindset about learning. “Failure is not an option.” If you fail at something, you’re doing badly, you’re not putting in enough effort/attention, or maybe you’re really, really dumb.
But that isn’t a realistic way of approaching life, let alone school or art.
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