I’m 8 for 10. 9 for 10 if you loosely define “Teach”.
I also agree 100% with mo-i’s #11. Opened a completely new avenue of problem solving.
slipperyfish’s “Make something completely from scratch.” reminds me of the toaster project and how the notion of “I built it myself” is bullsh!t.
http://www.thetoasterproject.org/
And if I were to add one, hold a job outside of design, preferably where you work with your hands.