1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAdam Dachishttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/adamdachis-usa/Criticism Comes More Naturally Than Creativity, But It Doesn't Have Torich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1N3HAQX2hr"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/01/criticism-comes-more-naturally-than-creativity-but-it-doesnt-have-to/">Criticism Comes More Naturally Than Creativity, But It Doesn’t Have To</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/01/criticism-comes-more-naturally-than-creativity-but-it-doesnt-have-to/embed/#?secret=1N3HAQX2hr" width="600" height="338" title="“Criticism Comes More Naturally Than Creativity, But It Doesn’t Have To” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="1N3HAQX2hr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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We’re all capable of criticism and know it. We all feel comfortable forming opinions about the work of others and pointing out its flaws. We also often feel deficient in our ability to create, but that’s just because we practise one more than the other.