Thanks for these reminders, yo. It’s crazy how much it’s all about the individual’s perspective. When creating for oneself (even when working under someone else in design - you are still making your decisions), a lot of these rules come naturally. The successful creator is the embodiment of these aspects. They’re curious, hungry, and want to share that excitement with others.
After a project kickoff in my first design job, my manager told us something along the lines of, “For the next two hours, doodle up some ideas before you head out to lunch.” I’m 100% not foreign to the creative career, but that command still blew my mind. In what other paid field would someone just nonchalantly say that?