What Creative Pros Wish They Knew During Previous Decades Of Their Career - For The Interested

What Creative Pros Wish They Knew During Previous Decades Of Their Career

The pressure to do things quickly or have success happen right away is ingrained in our culture of instant-gratification, but really your real life is so long.”

This 99U post offers an interesting way to explore the typical lifespan of a creative career.

It features a group of creative professionals explaining what they wish they knew at various ages.

The observations include that careers are never linear, there’s a difference between empathy and compassion, that you can’t control everything but can adapt to anything, and more.