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Creativity Now, 2nd Edition
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Creativity Now, 2nd Edition

by Jurgen Wolff
December 2012
Beginner
240 pages
4h 21m
English
Pearson International
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Transform your inner critic

THE PRINCIPLE

Your harsh inner critic can be turned into a constructive inner guide

Most people carry a harsh inner critic around with them. It can take one or more forms: a voice in your head, a feeling in the pit of your stomach or elsewhere, or a visual image of some kind.

It tends to pop up when you think big or get excited about doing something new or different. Its message usually is something like these:

‘What makes you think you can do this?’

‘This has never been done before – there must be a good reason!’

‘You’ll botch this just like you botch most things.’

‘Nobody will want this.’

In other words, it sends you negative messages that are far harsher than any you’d ever send to a friend. Like an overly ...

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