A big problem that we have as creative people is that we are very harsh with ourselves. We like to bash our own work just because we feel we are not good enough. I found a TED talk with the author of Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert talking on this very subject. The basis of her talk examines going back to the early ideas of creativity. Theatre during the Greek and Roman time was thought to be from a divine source. Supposedly there was a personal spirit guide to help with projects for each person. If someone someone made was not successful it was there for not all their fault, the god did not "show up" for his part of the job. That is not to say that we can place all success on this guide, but it takes some of the pressure off. Creativity and suffering do not have to go hand in hand. When work is surrounded by support and open-mindedness it is more successful. Something that Elizabeth Gilbert brings up is that it is not healthy to be so destructive while working on creative projects. I think it it a very good point and one I am going to try and keep in mind. The video is about 20 min., but it is so fascinating to listen to. Please listen to it, it really changed my view on things.
ELIZABETH GILBERT TED TALK
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