Hey Chris, your welcome! and it's a great article for sure. That's a really good point indeed, I have quite some brainstorm / design sessions with my Product Manager (as I'm the only designer). In which I always feel the need to make every piece great and original as well. I want to proof that I'm creative and know my stuff. This could really make it hard for me when I feel like I'm not going in the right direction.

Thanks for sharing this story Chris. I fully agree with this visualisation super power you mention, and as you say it's not something that's always on top of mind. But I think that's with most skills. I remember when I studied economics & psychology and was never on top of…

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