Many things are out of your hands.

If you are making a piece of art, there is no need to worry about what others will think about it. The outcome won’t be changed no matter how much you think or worry.

If it is attractive or popular among people, then it was already (the moment it was made) a piece of work that would have been popular. For example, if you draw something, people are free to view it afterwards. And they are free to like it or not. So it was already the type of work that would have attracted people. You just didn’t know it yet.

If you are really concerned with people’s opinions, then make something deliberately that holds mass appeal. If not, then stop worrying about it. Either way you must consciously decide what you are doing things for. Are they for yourself or for others?

If you are making things for yourself, or for enjoyment, then there really is not much basis for caring about what others think.

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