Five Hidden Cognitive Biases That Keep Us From Our Best Creative Work
Whether we write, paint, build, move, or think — our minds are wired to sabotage our success
As creators we’ve got a huge responsibility. If we want to get paid we’ve got to do the work. We’ve got to make work that matters to others and we’ve got to create work of such quality that our audience will want to stick with us.
We rely on our minds to see our work to the end. If we don’t finish what we start we’ll have nothing to sell.
While we push and hustle our way through production, there are some invisible forces at play that can sabotage our work if we’re not careful. These forces are called cognitive biases — tricks our minds play as we work through our projects that matter most to us.
On one hand we care more than anyone about the work we do. On the other, we’re our worst enemy when it comes to self-reflection.
In the story ahead, I’ll give you five cognitive biases that harm our creative productivity and might prevent our best work from happening if we fall into their trap.
