Value your work, even it's shit

Back in the pre internet days I was a young college teacher and did many small design projects as my side work. Some of them looked fancier than others. So I kept the good looking ones (meaning with fancy presentation such as an airbrush painted interior design drawing, a computer rendered telephone etc). There were stuff that I really put into my time and sweat to build with my hands. But they looked a little rough and I was somewhat disappointed by the turnout. So I was a little ashamed to include those in my portfolio. After almost 20 years, I couldn't even find a lousy photo of the models I made. They are gone without a trace.

It turns out, those ones, the ones that I really put in my heart into, regardless how good they are, are the ones I value most now. And I miss them dearly.