125 - Awareness

Self awareness. It's an important thing. Subscribe: ITUNES | ANDROID | STITCHER | RSS FEED   Music and links from this episode Suspension by Jorge Mario Zuleta Effects of Elevation by Revolution Void Ahead Of The Curve by Creo Line-by-line notes Hello, it’s me again, Craig Before we start the episode proper I’m going being a dirty tease again Just a quick update on the whole interview podcast thing I’ve got a couple of guests lined up And I’m going to start recording some of the episodes soon I still don’t have a name But the format will very likely be a couple of hour episode every 2 weeks I’ve decided not to edit the episodes beyond just making them sound better So they’ll sometimes be long conversations The first episode will likely be out within the next 2 months I really can’t wait to release it  And I think you’re really going to love it Maybe even more than this podcast, if you prefer listening to conversations Anyway, back to this podcast. Cue the episode! INTRO I don’t envy young designers All the stuff you have to learn can be overwhelming And especially now, where’s there’s so much new stuff ALL THE TIME You’ve lots of stuff to learn, constantly And it’s not easy Because you’ve got to be good at everything as well But one thing a lot of young designers struggle with And young people in general really Is awareness This is AADA, and I’m Craig Burgess MUSIC Self awareness is a tough one You won’t find self awareness listed on any curriculum anywhere And you’d probably even struggle to define it And if you went to any other seasoned designer They’d probably never even mention self awareness But having said all that And after probably making you think this whole thing isn’t even important I’m going to tell you it is And it’s probably one of the most important things designers need to know So, what is self awareness? Well, it’s an awareness of yourself Obviously It means you’re really aware of what you’re good at And you’re really aware of what you’re bad at Basically, you’re really aware of yourself Yes, I’m aware I’ve just turned the words self and awareness around a few times to explain the term self awareness Knowing what you’re good at and what you’re bad at is harder than you think though It’s some parts confidence Confident in your abilities And it’s some parts