We metabolize reassurance in the same way that we metabolize success. We can only trust ourselves to do the work, and our capitalist industrial system has brain washed us into believing that all that matters is the outcome. The avoidance of hurting some one's feelings or offending someone is bigger than pain. So be really careful about who you show your portfolio to, ever.
In his third Design Matters interview, writer Seth Godin riffs on his 20th book—“The Practice”—a milestone text exploring creativity and the sheer power of doing the work and putting it out into the world.