60. Be Afraid to Click “Send”

How many times have you walked out of your room thinking, “Dang, I look good!” only to hear your spouse say, “Are you going to wear that? You really ought to change. Let me pick out something for you.” The fact is that getting a second opinion on your handiwork is critical to success in every area of life. When viewing your own work, it is easy to overlook little details and to miss things due to your closeness to the project.

Most graphic design organizations are good at assigning people to complete project tasks. When a project is given the green light, a designer is assigned to create the look and feel of the design, a programmer is assigned to build out the functioning pages (for Web-related projects), and—in ...

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