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Creative Confidence by Julie Zhuo

I found this article to be very useful for graphic designers, especially in the structure of the article. The way Zhuo broke down the different components of Creative Confidence and the steps to master it, helps young designers see each digestible step of the process. Each point Zhuo makes should be kept in mind with every project that may come our way until the procedural method is internalized.
One of the bigger take aways  from the article is admitting to not having the answer. Too often we are not willing to admit this in fear of not appearing confident, but in reality it has the opposite effect. Someone who knows his shortcomings or lack of a solution for a specific problem, shows exactly how self aware they are, a key component in confidence.
Along with admitting to not having a specific solutions for a given tasks, I think it is important to recognize past failures. Analyzing past projects, especially the ones we wouldn't want to show in our portfolios, is a great learning opportunity. So I believe that admitting to not having the answers, along with admission of past failures and what we learned from them, should be the 4th point of Zhuo's break down of Creative Confidence.