It’s a heavy lift to want to do EVERYTHING, but not mean to dedicate yourself fully to anything. And that applies to design as well as to every hobby I picked up — whether it is playing a musical instrument or 3D modelling. I’d say I am pretty skilled in picking up hobbies by now. I do well in grasping the basics of stuff and understand them just right before I lose interest in them. I also think I do better in thinking in concepts and throwing ideas around without actually trying to piece them together and polish them. Finishing thoughts is also a big problem.
Recently, I heard that communicating your thoughts in a way that make sense for other people is a skill and it doesn’t really come naturally to most people, but our mind is tricking us into thinking that we absolutely can pass on anything we have on our minds as sophisticatedly as we imagine it. But in reality, it’s just relying on assumptions. Maybe I should pick that skill up next, could help.
What does this have to do with my design journey?
Everyone around me seems like they have their “niche”. It’s either something they worked hard for since they were kids, or they have a goal in mind and are now working hard to achieve it. Yeah, I also have a goal, but a one that’s changing every week (which is not convenient when you are trying to finish your degree). I feel pressured into building my career on one design discipline (branding, ui/ux, typesetting, etc.) and only after I somewhat master my niche, I can experiment and add to that. I don’t know if the pressure is really there. I do know though, that I can’t master all the things I want to, because I’m no genius or prodigy. Hell, I can’t even pay attention to all of it.