The Creative Pragmatist

The Creative Pragmatist

The Rough Draft

I TOOK A POLL: Fitting in to stand out.

The results are in. And it’s anything but expected. I’ll explain.

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Amy Smilovic
Apr 21, 2024
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I asked the question: at what point did you feel you finally fit in only to realize you crave to be different and stand out? I’m speaking visually here, it’s about “the clothes,” after all.

But is it???? Hmmmmmmm……The responses were interesting, and varied, and after many in-depth thoughtful responses, common threads appeared. I will share them with …

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