To stay creative you have to be defiant

Advice on fighting demons and the dishes in the sink

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How many of us have a memory of being told by a parent, teacher, sibling, or friend that we just weren’t very good at some kind of creative activity? Or of being actively discouraged by someone who said that being creative was silly, girly, pointless, and a waste of time?

I remember hearing as a child that I didn’t have a ni…