{"id":734,"date":"2011-11-15T00:02:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T00:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2011-11-15T13:07:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:07:31","slug":"are-you-an-artist-take-the-maron-test-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"Are you an artist? Take the Marc Maron test today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_735\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtfpod.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-735\" title=\"Marc-Maron\" src=\"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Maron-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Maron-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Maron.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Maron, compensatory narcissist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I was painting this morning, listening to my usual rotation of podcasts, Marc Maron provided a funny portrait of himself drawn from a clinical description of a particular psychological disorder called Compensatory Narcissistic Personality. The character traits that define this comedian\u2019s condition also struck me as markers for a certain artistic type:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seeks to build an image of high self-worth. (Fair enough.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Has trouble with empathy. (Maron: \u201cI\u2019m not going to check that one. I drove someone else\u2019s cat to the hospital.\u201d Agree. It depends on the artist.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strives for recognition. (Well, if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears . . .)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The achievements of others are degraded. (Everyone\u2019s a critic . . .)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Has desire for glory. (I would settle for positive cash flow.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Listens for critical judgment. Feels slighted by disapproval. (If you prick us, do we not bleed?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Feels vulnerable to the judgment of others. (Do you have to be so picky?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Covers up insecurities with feelings of pseudo-grandiosity. (Maron: \u201cI think my arrogance is genuine.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Has alternate periods of deadness and excitement. (Maron: \u201cOh that\u2019s me.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Has history of searching for an idealized partner. (Maron: \u201cOh boy.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequently entertains exaggerated concept of himself which he can\u2019t measure up to. (Maron: \u201cUh oh.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Is touchy, quick to take offense and reacts with fantasies of revenge when frustrated in the hunger for constant admiration. (Maron: \u201cOh god.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dependent on others for approval. (Maron: \u201cBing, bing, bing. This all sounds like a description for my show.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I guess I wouldn\u2019t check every single one of these, by any means, and there are plenty of positive characteristics in the personality of the average painter, but some of these traits do cut a bit close. I see this as a list to revisit on a regular basis, (maybe every couple of hours, nothing obsessive or anything), as a way of checking oneself before wrecking oneself. I agree with Maron, if I have delusions of grandiosity, it&#8217;s genuine grandeur I&#8217;m dreaming about, not the fake kind. I&#8217;m not sure grandeur is a word I&#8217;d apply to the work I do, though. And not that there\u2019s anything wrong with a few delusions, at least between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., when you need them the most. Something has to keep you going after the morning coffee has worn off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I was painting this morning, listening to my usual rotation of podcasts, Marc Maron provided a funny portrait of himself drawn from a clinical description of a particular psychological disorder called Compensatory Narcissistic Personality. 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