[cmancini]

I'd encourage you to think bigger than just tinkering with the next big framework as some are suggesting, whether that be a UI kit or Node or whatever. Instead try to understand why and how they work, and just keep programming. Focus on principles and languages over frameworks and toolkits.

Find an area of technology that you do care about. There are SO many areas to explore, and this is a great time of life to poke into them-- computer security, artificial intelligence, graphics, operating systems. Have you banged your head on a segfault in C? Can you explain HTTP? It is mind boggling how much is out there, but deep familiarity will make you a great engineer.

If it's design you're interested in, practice. Copy, "steal", and iterate.

I don't know your situation or how far along you are, but this is an amazing time to be learning. Do a breadth first search on technology--learn a little bit about a lot, and then dig into whatever piques your interest.

[hellisonwright]

Thanks for this advice. It's probably the best I've seen in these comments.