The Simplest Cure for Creative Envy

Don’t shut down the feeling — channel it into motivation

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We all like to believe that we’re in control of our own decisions, That’s true, to an extent, but not entirely — each of us is largely a product of our environment, perhaps more than we’d care to admit.

This can be a positive thing. Grow up surrounded by books, and you might fall in…