Burn Your Art (Sometimes)

I finished a 60,000-word novel.Then I burned it.

I wouldn't have been able to do that until now.

This episode is about the strange relationship between creation and attachment, and how a concept from behavioral psychology can frame the connection.

Sometimes the product isn’t the point.

In this episode:

- Why finishing something can matter more than what you made

- The difference between creative output and creative identity

- How the prominence effect distorts our judgment

- Why letting go is sometimes the most important part of the process

Read the full essay:williamtorgerson.com/30-degree-shift/burn-your-art

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