If you are a young person getting into design or tech, absolutely 100% ignore this account and the person quoted in it. The tiny percentage of people who are treating this period in time as a relaxing break for self-improvement rather than as a horror to live through are morons. https://twitter.com/aigaeyeondesign/status/1247934646664519680

If you are able to focus and work on something extra-curricular then that’s great. As always, learning new skills or finding ways to help out is a positive thing and will help you. But no professional I know will think worse of you if you can’t. It’s hard for all of us right now.