# Personal journey

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/personal-journey/298074
**Category:** Jeffrey Pang
**Created:** [January 26, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/personal-journey/298074 "2019-01-26T21:15:50Z")
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### Author: ![FourCorner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fourcorner/32/122296_2.png) [@FourCorner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FourCorner)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/personal-journey/298074/1 "2019-01-26T21:15:50Z")

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Hi Jeffrey!

From reading some of your blog posts it is evident that you life experience and personal journey play a big role in your yoyos.

How much of an influence do they actually translate to in the design and play of a yoyo?

Is it positive overall?

Can it cause you to overemphasise or underemphasise certain design aspects?

Thanks!

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### Author: ![jeffreypang911](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeffreypang911/32/192496_2.png) [@jeffreypang911](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jeffreypang911)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/personal-journey/298074/2 "2019-01-27T19:29:00Z")

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Great question.

Yeah a lot of my life is incorporated into my designs. Sometimes is negative, I definitely struggle from mental health issues, and it helps to get it out. Luftverk sometimes feels like my outlet for all those emotions. A lot of designs have deeper meanings, and some probably no one will ever know (or Id want them to) but like I said, its an outlet for my emotions.

So yeah it definitely influences my designs a lot!