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Why You’re So Good at Ignoring Yourself | Report from the Creative Closet #2

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Have you ever realized that "adulting" has become a fancy word for getting really, really good at ignoring your own signals?
 
In this week's Report from the Creative Closet, I’m exploring the eerie reality that we aren't actually "lost"—we just forgot where we put ourselves. I’m sharing why that "force of will" you had as a five-year-old is the key to breaking free from the mask that is currently exhausting you.
 
In this episode, I discuss:
  • The Pork BBQ Standoff: Why my five-year-old nephew's legendary refusal to try barbecue is a masterclass in creative clarity.
  • The Adulting Mask: The massive energy cost of spending your whole day saying "I should probably" while your intuition is saying "no".
  • Bad Snowflakes: How a simple, ridiculous drawing exercise can drop your persona and bring your energy back to life.
  • The Creative Attic: Why you didn't lose your spark; you just stuffed it into a box in the attic so you could "go along to get along.
    • Ready to send your inner critic to summer camp for an hour? We get together once a month for a relaxed, co-working-style session where you can work on whatever you want—without any pressure to do it "right." Join the Creativity Circle.
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    Follow Your Curiosity: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Creativity.By Nancy Norbeck, Creativity Coach for Burned-Out Perfectionists
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