We all know that our inner voice can be kind of a Debbie Downer. Learn how to combat your inner critic with a few simple steps.

As artists, designers or any kind of creative, or human being(!), we all know that our inner voice can be kind of a Debbie Downer. It can be harsh, overly-critical, and downright mean. Artist, blogger, speaker, author and all-around awesome person Danielle Krysa knows a lot about the inner critic, and she’s waged war against it, on behalf of all creative people. Writer and curator behind the contemporary art site, The Jealous Curator, Danielle has also curated shows from Washington DC to Los Angeles, San Francisco to Toronto. In 2014, she published two books, both with Chronicle Books, titled Creative Block and Collage. Her third book, Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk was released in October 2016. Danielle has also had the great pleasure of speaking at PIXAR, TEDx, Creative Mornings, Altitude Summit, and was interviewed for several video segments on oprah.com. Since it’s the end of the year, and almost the beginning of a new one, we could all use a creative mantra in 2017, a fresh outlook. Perhaps 2017 can be the year of recognizing and confronting your inner critic! I asked Danielle to give us her best 5 tips to help us combat that big brain meanie:

Ah, that little voice – nameless, faceless yet ridiculously powerful. The inner critic can stop brilliant, talented, creative people before they eve...