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Letting Go of Comparison

Let Go of Comparison by Otto von Münchow Remember what Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: “Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.” Throughout our lives, forces can push us toward or away from reaching our creative potential: a teacher’s compliment, a parent’s tolerance for tinkering, or an environment that welcomes new ideas. What matters most in the end, though, is this: your belief in your capacity to creative positive change and the courage to take action.…

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The Feedback Fallacy

( ) If you’re a human being and you’ve ever given or received feedback, read this humdinger of a Harvard Business Review article. This is the second article on feedback that I have read this week. Would love to have a dialogue about this. My favourite part of the article is this one paragraph. ... although science has long since proven that we are colour-blind, in the business world we assume we’re clear-eyed. Deep down we don’t think we make…

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Photography 101

Finally! A Photography 101 Course I Can Recommend by CJ Chilvers (CJ Chilvers) Most mainstream photography courses focus on what matters to professional photographers and ignore the 99.9% of us who are hobbyists. Their advice is misguided at best, and scammy at worst. C.J. writes with a tone that makes it seem like he hates professional photographers. Who writes about photography and gives advice but has no online portfolio? I think he lacks credibility. One more to remove from my…

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