WE TRAINED IN A . V . A ! Gosh , I love the little growl his voice has at that part . <| sep |> Well , as you can tell from my username , I respond well to that type of personality and I don ' t think there ' s anything wrong with wanting to become the best version of yourself you can be . In fact I think the world would be a better place if we all strived to get just a little better everyday . So the number 1 thing I guess is not to settle . If you only do the bare essential you ' re never gonna be great . Ain ' t gonna happen . Experiment a lot ! On your own ! Play with stuff . In architecture that ' s drawing , sculpting , modelling . Try stuff , understand stuff better . Don ' t wait for others to teach you , learn as much as you can by doing ! Read a lot . A LOT . Pick up some new skills that are of interestuseful for you , maybe one at a time . Hard skills , soft skills , doesn ' t matter ! Make progress . Feel confident . Feel happy . Don ' t forget to practice compassion and to be grateful . Maximize your time ! Listen to podcasts while you do menial tasks , commute tofrom schoolwork , read before you go to bed , etc . You can do this It ' s a great journey and we ' re all on it together .