We are all a product of our choices and experiences and that's what made me want to design stuff. So I think it takes a nudge in the right direction and a lot of time to become a person who italicsmightitalics want to be a designer.
Then it takes the right opportunities and even a fair bit of luck to gain traction in the field and get real experience designing commercially.
I think the simple answer is yes, but...
We are all a product of our choices and experiences and that's what made me want to design stuff. So I think it takes a nudge in the right direction and a lot of time to become a person who italicsmightitalics want to be a designer.
Then it takes the right opportunities and even a fair bit of luck to gain traction in the field and get real experience designing commercially.
Only then will you able to feel the force.