Iterate as much as you can. In the beginning stages, I’ve explored so many different options to try finding the right solution for Professional users.

Focus more on tradeoffs with each direction.  I can better communicate my design decisions to myself, my mentor, and future recruiters.

Be insight-not process-driven. Despite hours of research + development, my first version of this case study was full of unnecessary text at this stage instead of tying everything into the bigger question- “so how does this fit into the bigger picture”? Hence, I cut down the copy by more than 60% and focused on the major points in my project. Hence, going forward I believe focusing more on the insights will improve my storytelling abilities to others.

You didn’t fail- you just found 100 ways that didn’t work. From noticing mistakes in my UI to uncovering more foundational UX problems in my case, I’m thankful to have constantly asked for feedback from my peers and my mentor. In the end, I pushed to have the platform as best I could, and did not let my own thinking stop me from questioning if my own decisions were truly best for the user.