a piece of advice from a designer who started at 12 and is still figuring it out at 21:
the work matters. but so does the rest.
take breaks.
go outside.
close the laptop.
stop waiting until the project is done to feel okay. it's never fully done.
charge what you're worth....
even if you take on a big freelance project and it doesn't land the way you hoped, you still walked away with a real deliverable, a new client relationship, and a clearer process. that's the part most people miss.
