Just try to stay focused and tuned to the experts mood, don't hesitate to apologize, and
express appreciation
ThIs is a piece of advice I’ve gotten so frequently that I’ve put it on a sticky on my office bulletin board. Thanks for adding even more weight to it, it’s good advice and good practice in general.
about right after Tesla and Westinghouse perfected A.C.
power distribution.
You should talk to my TD. He claims to have invented dirt, so I imagine it’d be a very impressive conversation!
Recognise that not everyone who talks like an expert is actually an expert. Figure out who you can trust and who to take with a grain of salt.
Slowly learning this; in my personal opinion, it’s
not becoming this that is important for me. I’m very susceptible to ego swings, so I have to make sure not to come across as an expert in areas I am not.
don't fall into the
trap of "we've always done it this way.
That got kicked out of me by my
theatre ME. Quite literally kicked. *cough*
The
book's a
bit old, depending on what edition you get, Nate, but check eBay and Amazon for a paper copy of "
Practical Electrical Wiring"
Read end to end it's about a 300
level course in basic resi/biz electricity.
Old doesn’t disqualify its value in my
book; I’ll add it to my library. 300-level might be a challenge but I’ll
call up my CE minor to help me with that.
The conversations you want to overhear are the trouble-shooting and "why can't we do THAT" discussions. This is where you can
pick up on things you might never have considered, either as outcomes or procedures. See @BillConnerFASTC comments in reply #6.
CB has done more for my learning and education than any combination of books, schooling, or self-study thus far. So I completely get this.
Read books, research, take workshops, and ideally find someone to mentor you. IF you were in canada I'd say come say hi!
I have email, and I’ve heard it can cross the distance between the US and CAN impressively quick.
