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    Dangerous Compliments #2

    As a person who creates, you’re bound to get feedback. Both good and bad. But over the years I found that there’s a type of feedback that falls in a gray area between these two extremes. They’re called compliments. Although they’re usually well meaning, some can be deadly to one’s sense of self and productivity. Over the next several blogs, I want to delve into dangerous compliments that can kill creativity, how to spot them and what to do with them. You can read the previous post here. Here’s #2: “Only someone like you could do something like that.” Why you may hear this: It’s sexier than saying “You’re weird.”…