Comments on: Rational Creative Anxiety http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/rational-creative-anxiety/ when being creative is like herding cats Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:08:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cope with Creative Anxiety Exercise http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/rational-creative-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Cope with Creative Anxiety Exercise Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:40:35 +0000 http://reptitude.com/?p=583#comment-1626 [...] Threat, Bad Threat Maisel also points out that it is always important to judge whether the perceived threats that make us anxious are real threats or the kind we manufacture and imagine so well for ourselves. [...] [...] Threat, Bad Threat Maisel also points out that it is always important to judge whether the perceived threats that make us anxious are real threats or the kind we manufacture and imagine so well for ourselves. [...]

]]> By: Barbara Martin http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/rational-creative-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Barbara Martin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:01:54 +0000 http://reptitude.com/?p=583#comment-1542 You are so right, Christine! If only practice could make perfect. LOL You are so right, Christine! If only practice could make perfect. LOL

]]> By: Christine Martell http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/rational-creative-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Christine Martell Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:28:22 +0000 http://reptitude.com/?p=583#comment-1538 Creative anxiety is sneaky and pervasive. Can sneak up on you, grab on and hold you while you aren't looking. The line between real and perceived can be particularly fuzzy and strongly influenced by context. The line between gift and curse seems to move endlessly. I think part of being successful as a creative is successfully negotiating a relationship with creative anxiety. Creative anxiety is sneaky and pervasive. Can sneak up on you, grab on and hold you while you aren’t looking. The line between real and perceived can be particularly fuzzy and strongly influenced by context. The line between gift and curse seems to move endlessly.

I think part of being successful as a creative is successfully negotiating a relationship with creative anxiety.

]]> By: Understanding Creative Anxiety http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/rational-creative-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Understanding Creative Anxiety Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:25:27 +0000 http://reptitude.com/?p=583#comment-1535 [...] manual Coaching the Artist Within, anxiety can be a tricky thing for creative people. Sometimes fear serves as a valuable alert, sometimes as a false alarm. But how can you tell the difference? And what can you do about [...] [...] manual Coaching the Artist Within, anxiety can be a tricky thing for creative people. Sometimes fear serves as a valuable alert, sometimes as a false alarm. But how can you tell the difference? And what can you do about [...]

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