When Trying Too Hard Backfires

I can vividly remember the year I decided to buckle down and start trying to improve my drawing. It was 2014, I was a freelance graphic designer at the time, but dreamed of being a full-time illustrator. And so, I decided to be able to do that, I needed to get better at drawing. I needed to improve my skills. I needed to try harder.

For months I studied …