Working smarter leads to ➡️ working faster which allows you to ➡️ earn the same amount in less time (raising your effective hourly rate).

Here is one powerful way to work smarter.

Never forget what you've already learned.

1. Make a folder in After Effects called: LEARNINGS

2. When you learn something new/solve a problem you previously didn't know how to solve...

3. Duplicate the comp you're in and strip everything out except for the thing you just learned

4. Name the comp appropriately and put in the LEARNINGS folder

✨ Bonus: Create a LEARNINGS After Effects project and import each new LEARNINGS comp in after every new project. This way you have a growing library of techniques, expressions, and ready to grab snippets of animations for any project moving forward.

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