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We\u2019re hardwired to seek patterns and predict outcomes. We love certainty and what we know, and we want to get things right and not make mistakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But creativity lives in that exact space of not knowing what comes next, of having to make a choice instead of following in someone else\u2019s footsteps,\u00a0of being your own beautiful, creative self\u00a0<\/a>\ud83d\udc63<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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