038 - That the Horse Was Never Walking Forward

Today I noticed that an optical illusion on Instagram was actually a conformity test in disguise … and by the way, I never saw that horse as walking forward.

The creative lesson I took from this Noticing is that conformity can sometimes cloud our true perceptions, making us question our own real interpretations in favor of the majority's view. And that’s almost never good for an artist.

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