My way of getting better was always to read about things around the subject I wanted to learn or understand. In my case Design. I always look for how things ar

My way of getting better was always to read about things around the subject I wanted to learn or understand. In my case Design. I always look for how things are the same compared to the subject matter I am interested in. What has given me the most ever is learning to play music and compose music. Once you understand how music work you understand how/why rhythm works, proportion, harmony, consistency etc. But both music and design informed my cooking. When you boil things down (no pun intended) the underlying principles are all the same it's only the execution of those principles that's different. Philosophy is also something I have found ways to incorporate into something tangible in my life. I also have side projects some of them do really well but i try to do as many different things in my life while still being involved with design and music. You need to have some strongholds. There are no rules.