Christoph Niemann on Why Creative Dead Ends Are Essential
A short creative quote from designer Christoph Niemann comparing creative exploration to soccer practice, arguing that pursuing dead ends and making mistakes is essential for creative growth and serves as "creative life insurance."
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Pursuing dead ends is your creative life insurance…
it's almost like becoming a professional soccer player — if you come home from practice 10 times in a row without a single bloody knee, you're doing something wrong.
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