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Why Artists Crave Pain (and Why We Shouldn’t)

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We’ve all heard it — “great art comes from pain.”

But does it really?

In this episode, we explore the psychology behind the “tortured artist” myth — why pain can fuel creativity, but also why glorifying suffering keeps us stuck.

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