I’ve seen plenty of creative people’s careers derail because they couldn’t manage their shit. They couldn’t present their work effectively. They couldn’t speak about project goals. They couldn’t elicit or respond to feedback. They didn’t know to ask why, and they were afraid to say no. I want you to manage your shit. Because no matter how good a designer’s work is, at some point they’re going to have to have to stand in front of someone who can fire them and keep them from doing something stupid. That’s the day you actually become a designer.
