What skill made you a better maker? And how did you acquire it?

keeping tab on small goals that was set and achieved those in the stipulated time.

Slightly personal story of tackling & acquiring - For me, it’s the ability to take criticism. This is something I’ve been working on, getting better at, BUT I’m still not quite there yet. What caused me to get overly defensive is a micromanager combined with a slightly toxic workplace. There was no room for error in there, and lots and lots of finger pointing. Sometimes I had to bear the brunt of my manager’s mistakes, that she didn’t own up to because of her own personal issues. I didn’t realise how bad it was until I started building Ricotta. I am tackling it through regular therapy.

In general building projects. There are so many skills needed that I have only found after started doing projects. From support, to idea validation, various marketing channels. I consider all of them skills that make me a better maker. The two things that I had to catch up on to get started at all were design & talking to users.

I'm a coder... so writing is something I would rarely do. I've started to write more. Post more. Comment more. Why did it make me better? I got to talk to customers, understand their needs, how they speak and words they use. How did I acquire it? writing every day.

Taking a break. It is so easy to get sucked into long working hours when your are building something really interesting. Taking a break and tending to other hobbies or just chilling prevents burn out and actually increases the efficiency. At least in my experience.

Self-reflection - I am currently working on a new project at my new job and it has been really stressful. I like to say I work better under pressure, but now I am not so sure. However, instead of itching to find my way out of this project, I've taken the time to sit back and reflect on my communication skills. Currently, I need help and for the first time in a while at least professionally I am not afraid to say I need help. If anyone is interested check out what if currently been working on via our website: https://www.wasteremovalusa.com

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