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Artists reflect on a training culture that dismisses wins

Original: An insidious part of my formal training as an # artist was that one celebrates wins briefly and then forgets about them.

An artist is describing how formal art training taught students to celebrate achievements only briefly before moving on, on the theory that dwelling on past wins distracts from future goals. They say they continued this habit unexamined for years and are now working to unlearn it, prompting discussion about how creative training shapes attitudes toward success and self-worth.

Why now: It resonates with people reflecting on how demanding training cultures discourage celebrating personal achievements.

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• An insidious part of my formal training as an # artist was that one celebrates wins briefly and then forgets about them. Because basking in past wins distracts one from future goals. A habit I've continued, unexamined, until recently. To break it, a current side quest is to… · elfkin@woof.group · 15

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