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"Small fish in big pond" VS "Big fish in small pond"

Ever heard of this theory? I'm writing this because I feel a sense of disappointment, due to the chaos in my business. I started my career in 2016, but only got the right direction in 2017, which was when I signed up as a freelancer on Fiverr, and opened an illustration gig on the platform. It's been 5 years, until now, 2022. And a lot of changes have happened. I've heard that the more you see the less you know . The more you see the less you know — old sayings. And somehow my subconscious responds to that words negatively. I'm just trying to be honest, this is what I mean; when I see people who are more successful than myself, I feel like I'm so small. At first it wasn't like that. At first when I saw people who were more successful than me, whether in freelancing, illustration, or whatever; I am interested in learning from them. However, I violated a principle that was ingrained in me (but I never realized it and I always forgot this principle). We can never b
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Blogging? Are you serious? Do people do it?

Depends, we want to see it from what perspective. As a doodle artist and an ordinary person, I think a blog is a platform for writing daily notes, about ideas or opinions; something important for us to remember. If we look beyond that, blogs can be used for business purposes, or also to brand ourselves, CV, resume, or even to create a tremendous impact for the world. But, for myself, I will use the blog as a daily note. Honestly my memory is worse than an elephant. Also to introduce myself to people on the internet, so they know that I'm a real person , not a robot haha. Besides, in Original by Adam Grant, I've heard that it would be better if we studied several different disciplines. That is what made Galileo able to see the structure of the moon, unlike other scientists of his time. That's because Galileo not only studied space science, but also studied painting. So he could see patterns and gradients on the moon, this advantage made him more proficient than his contempo