Revisit your work. Don’t just finish it and ignore it.

Leave some time go by, then go back and look at it. Examine it. See it for what it is, flaws and all.

Your work, viewed from the distance of time passed, can educate you. It can show you how you’ve grown. What would you do differently now that you have grown in knowledge and skill since you completed that work? Your old work can inspire you. It can suggest new paths for your work. Paths you couldn’t travel down then because you were less equipped. Paths you couldn’t even see before are no longer hidden to your eyes.

Your past work is a resource. Revisit it. Use it.