How to improve my UI/UX design skills

I’ve been noticing that I tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time in my personal projects trying to figure out the UX look and feel.

I have very little difficulty translating well made designs into whatever framework I’m working in, but struggle with creating those designs, especially when starting from scratch.

Are there any resources, advice, or mindsets you can give/recommend to help me improve this part of the process?