Career Myths Lecture in Progress debunk the myths around the creative industry

Can you be an introvert and still be heard by your peers? How vital is it to know your own self-worth? Do you have to burn yourself out in order to achieve success?

When you first start out in the creative industries, there's a lot of received wisdom. “This is how it works.” “That’s just the way it is.” But how true are these truisms? We partnered up with Creative Lives in Progress (formerly Lecture in Progress) to look at six myths you often hear when it comes to creative careers and find out how true, if at all, they really are.