doubt
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Defying expectations
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There is conflict and harmony between doubt and applause. The art would not be so interesting had it been expected. The audience seeks novelty and wants to be awed. The creator, therefore, goes beyond predictability and dances with the fear of disapproval. When we’re making something, we’re almost always uncertain how it might be accepted.…
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Doubting our own self-doubt
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The only way to allay doubt is to do. We must face our biggest fears. Perhaps the only thing holding back J.K. Rowling from success was her fear of public speaking — she did it anyway. Public speaking. I agreed to read live at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in the belief that…