The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

To help me understand, one of my mentors shared technical data with me that described all sorts of chemical and physical concepts of polymers. In that moment, my mentor converted abstract data into a mental picture that I could see when I needed to remember some basic polymer chemistry concepts. It was nice. It helped a little.

Chemicals 100

Chemicals Engineering Mentor Cooper 100

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 25, 2016

To help me understand, one of my mentors shared technical data with me that described all sorts of chemical and physical concepts of polymers. In that moment, my mentor converted abstract data into a mental picture that I could see when I needed to remember some basic polymer chemistry concepts. It was nice. It helped a little.

Chemicals 100

Chemicals Engineering Mentor Cooper 100

The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 28, 2013

A mentor of mine once told me, “It’s a good idea to know where you’re going before you start, but you don’t need to know every step to take the first one.”. The big idea is to do something to break the stress. Continuing to push generally makes the situation worse. Second, focus on the first action.

Creativity 135

Creativity Stress Learning-by-Doing Mentor 135

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 10, 2011

There are mentors, old friends, and family members who have done acts of kindness and service for me that I have not fully and properly acknowledged with a spoken thanks. I think I do a fairly good job of expressing thanks, and today’s thought reminds me that I could do better. Some of them, I have mentioned above, and there are others.

Maturity 144

Maturity Mentor Examples Cost 144