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How to move from doubt to confidence (Subtle Maneuvers)

Mason Currey · 2 Jun 2026

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Creative work proceeds through surges of doubt and confidence; a good practice may keep you cycling between them

That last line really struck me, because of course that’s right—all creative work proceeds through surges of doubt and confidence, and maybe the test of a successful practice is if it keeps you flowing from one state to the other, cyclically, and doesn’t let you get mired in either phase for too long.

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  1. That last line really struck me, because of course that’s right—all creative work proceeds through surges of doubt and confidence, and maybe the test of a successful practice is if it keeps you flowing from one state to the other, cyclically, and doesn’t let you get mired in either phase for too long.

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