It's probably a bit late now. But be deliberate in your choices. So if you get critique of them you have a reason and a new view to grapple with. If you follow trends, or just do what others did because thats what they did. Well then you'll find critique hard because you were just a follower. But if you made a choice, cut a corner because of a reason, and got called out on it then you can reflect on that and all of the ego stuff just slides away. I solved it this way, because a bad solution now was better than a great solution two days from now etc etc.

Make deliberate decisions.