It never fails.
If I am creating a new presentation, I go through the same tortured creative thinking stages EVERY TIME.
As I pass the various STAGES, they always feel familiar based on past experiences.
Yet no matter how much creative thinking I do or how much I recognize the stages and WANT to skip over those that cause the most frustration and anxiety, I repeat them every time while creating a new presentation.
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