17. Make Art with Friends

I thought about things that were going well, where I had a lot of output, like my programming projects. One thing I realized that helps a lot is that I am proud of that work. Doing it is a self-esteem builder, and I have a lot of confidence that I can meet my own standards. I’ve been programming for a long time, so this isn’t much of a surprise. All during that time I challenged myself by doing bigger projects and learning new things. While learning new things and working on bigger and bigger projects helped me improve, it wasn’t the most important factor. What helped me the most was the people I worked with. Transcript