Why Creative Success Destroys People
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 Published On Jul 26, 2025

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All content directed, written and (partially) edited by John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is a former adjunct professor at California College of the Arts.

Why do so many brilliant artists, desigers, and creative people burn out? In this video, we explore the ways that creative success can slowly destroy the very people we celebrate.

0:00 Intro
1:50 Michelangelo
3:02 Obsession
4:36 Force 1
5:35 Rick Rubin
10:00 Bo Burnham
12:54 AnyDesk. Sponsor
14:00 Thomas Kinkade
22:12 Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
28:24 Black Swan, Whiplash
30:48 Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse
32:04 Iris Van Herpen, Virgil Abloh
33:50 Destroying the Old
34:15 Running

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