How do I go from being an unproductive UI/UX designer to a world-class one?

How to become a world-class UX/UI designer

First is find some potential causes of you not being productive.

• Your motivation

• Your daily energy levels

• Or simply too many distractions

Then I would try to implement techniques to keep you focused:

• Have clear goals, and milestones to aim towards (every week, month, and year)

• Focus time, try Pomodoro Productivity Technique

• Eliminate and simplify your routine so you have more tim

To become world class is subjective, however, there's a few things you could do:

• Get a job at FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet (or Google))

• Win global competitions like Red Dot Awards or Awwwards

• Be a early employee at a hyper-fast growing company that will eventually IPO

Fundamentally, you'll need to learn and design ALOT.

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