Where to begin?
Having started this effort, now I find myself daunted by what to cover first.
I've formulated so many thoughts and opinions over the years it's hard to focus on digestible chunks. So many people that I've respected, things I've read and heard, and lots of time to drive and think have pretty much cemented what I believe so firmly that I have difficulty imagining people disagree.
I perceive myself as someone who can simplify things... make the complex easier to understand. Most of the time I try to do it with analogies. Sometimes they are trite. Other times they are offensive to some. But, if a process is too complicated to be explained simply, then it is too complicated.
I also see myself as logical. At work, we repeatedly tell management that we aren't the brightest bulbs in the pack, but, we are the most logical. When you troubleshoot equipment for a living, you can't get hung up on the seven layer OSI model (look it up) when you don't even have power to the equipment. Most of the time, the correct answers are the simplest.
I talked with a fellow today that worked with my Dad back in the early seventies. He told me how much my Dad had taught him. This was an engineer telling me he was schooled by my technician Father. He specifically said that his time with Dad was very educational because he learned what couldn't be taught in school. My Dad had shared with him his experience. His wisdom. Both are far different than knowledge.
That's my hope. To talk about the things that concern me, make them simple to understand, and hopefully you will share my concerns.
No more groundwork. Next post will be meat. I promise.
It is sad that one of my first questions in support when a computer will not come on is, "Does the computer have power?". Through experience I have learned the question is only as dumb as the person you are asking. Anyone in support then knows there are almost no dumb questions to ask a user.
ReplyDeleteAs I was explaining to my boss just last week, there is a difference from being intelligent and being technical. Some of the most intelligent folks I know have their brain run out of their right ear when they put their fingers on the keyboard.
With that out of the way, it leads me to a question about this experiment of yours. Are you open to questions and comments from the peanut gallery or is this meant to be a one way interaction? I ask because I don't want to start discussions if that is not your intent or if you feel they might turn counterproductive to your goals.
Either way, comments or no, I have my knife so bring on the meat.
I learned that on FB, some of my friends are more liberal than me. Quite a bit more, actually. So, rather than gum up the frivolity over there, I started this. I figure if they come here and don't like what they read it's their own fault. So, I intend to let my hair down a bit more here (pardon the ironic pun). I figure folks who bother reading this are going to agree the vast majority of the time. I guess we'll see.
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