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Self awareness. It's an important thing.

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Music and links from this episode

1. Suspension by Jorge Mario Zuleta
2. Effects of Elevation by Revolution Void
3. Ahead Of The Curve by Creo

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1. Hello, it’s me again, Craig
2. Before we start the episode proper
3. I’m going being a dirty tease again
4. Just a quick update on the whole interview podcast thing
5. I’ve got a couple of guests lined up
6. And I’m going to start recording some of the episodes soon
7. I still don’t have a name
8. But the format will very likely be a couple of hour episode every 2 weeks
9. I’ve decided not to edit the episodes beyond just making them sound better
10. So they’ll sometimes be long conversations
11. The first episode will likely be out within the next 2 months
12. I really can’t wait to release it 
13. And I think you’re really going to love it
14. Maybe even more than this podcast, if you prefer listening to conversations
15. Anyway, back to this podcast.
16. Cue the episode!
17. INTRO
18. I don’t envy young designers
19. All the stuff you have to learn can be overwhelming
20. And especially now, where’s there’s so much new stuff ALL THE TIME
21. You’ve lots of stuff to learn, constantly
22. And it’s not easy
23. Because you’ve got to be good at everything as well
24. But one thing a lot of young designers struggle with
25. And young people in general really
26. Is awareness
27. This is AADA, and I’m Craig Burgess
28. MUSIC
29. Self awareness is a tough one
30. You won’t find self awareness listed on any curriculum anywhere
31. And you’d probably even struggle to define it
32. And if you went to any other seasoned designer
33. They’d probably never even mention self awareness
34. But having said all that
35. And after probably making you think this whole thing isn’t even important
36. I’m going to tell you it is
37. And it’s probably one of the most important things designers need to know
38. So, what is self awareness?
39. Well, it’s an awareness of yourself
40. Obviously
41. It means you’re really aware of what you’re good at
42. And you’re really aware of what you’re bad at
43. Basically, you’re really aware of yourself
44. Yes, I’m aware I’ve just turned the words self and awareness around a few times to explain the term self awareness
45. Knowing what you’re good at and what you’re bad at is harder than you think though
46. It’s some parts confidence
47. Confident in your abilities
48. And it’s some parts