having a great life in spite of everything

I’d expect any experienced designer would already know about lynda.com. It’s really essential, considering how fast design software changes and how much there is to know. They now have a feature for Certificates of Completion, which can help you keep track of trainings you’ve done and provide evidence of current training for employers. I’d highly recommend having your own account and not trying to share or use a company account, it’s worth the $25 a month (or discounted $250 a year) to be able to utilize this feature. They also now provide the ability to reactivate an old account, so if you’ve lapsed you can try to go back and revive your old information.

Once you have an account, take the time to go over topics you think you already know, you might be surprised at the tidbits hidden in there. And if not, you get the thrilling feeling of superiority, which can be really fun, too.