10 Lessons for the Young —— John C Jay | ZFreet CHeung

The title of the following ten contents was originally "10 Lessons for Young Designers", which are ten lessons John C Jay gave to young designers. However, they are helpful to all normal young people and have little to do with the design profession, so I took the liberty of expanding the scope of the title and translated it in a more conversational way.

Ten Lessons for Young People:

1. Be yourself, unique personality is your strongest capital, don't follow others' arrangements on what you should do.

Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.

2. Work harder than anyone else, and you will eventually reap the rewards.

Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.

3. Get out of the computer world, go into life and connect with real people and things, and taste life.

Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.

4. Continuously improve your skills, and get your hands dirty. Relying solely on brainstorming is far from enough.

Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.

5. Travel as much as you can. It's a humbling and inspiring experience to realize just how much you still have to learn.

Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.