Elizabeth's TED talk was engaging and certainly moving. She explains her school of thought on creativity and how perhaps not all the creative work someone has done is completely his or her doing. To the average person, this may sound like nonsense, but she brought in the perspective of how the artist or writer or musician may be in complete anguish from the fact that none of his or her works will or have lived up to their "masterpiece", and if they ascribe that work as a result of the partnership of him or her and an external genius, then that may be enough motivation to keep on working and to not be afraid of any future criticism he or she may receive.
As a songwriter, this TED talk really inspired me. I, too, am always in fear of my next song not being better or as good as my last, but if I think about my talent having its ups and downs and the only way to find those ups and downs are to keep working, then there is no reason for me to give up on anything just because I feel like I've hit a road block. It sort of all goes back to the mentality of "if it's meant to be, it's meant to be", and applying that thinking to creativity would definitely help struggling artists, while also creating new ones.
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