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You should write a blog.(hate that word, but we're stuck with it I guess?). I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession? I know

You should write a blog.(hate that word, but we're stuck with it I guess?). I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession? I know my father felt being a union electrician was on par with--strike that; he felt electricians were the boy profession worth talking about. As a electrician, I can state it's basically knowing 40 important codes, the right training, and a strong back. It's funny how some fields get the difficult label, and some fields get the easy label. I've always felt a good mechanic, whom can work on any aspect of pre obd2 vechicles, and has a good grasp on today's computers on wheels, don't get enough respect. I belive it comes down to how a subject is taught, and complete honesty. I'll pass this along. Watch repair is not that difficult. In about a year's work of time, and the right tools; the average person could repair watches. Yes, there are odd balls out there, but most high end watches are still using the basic escapement to regulate that train of gears. You open one, and the next one looks familiar. I do find programming difficult though. My front end work, I don't find that difficult. I've noticed each year Programming tutorials just get better. The books get better. I guess I gave the Internet to thank, and honest/benevolent folks who don't mind spreading information?

rifung 11y ago
> I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession? I think there's actually some speculation it's the opposite. I realize there is a lot that's not yet understood, but it seems to point in that direction. See: https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-if-youve-been-in-their-shoes https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-... " First, people generally have difficulty accurately recalling just how difficult a past aversive experience was. Though we may remember that a past experience was painful, stressful, or emotionally trying, we tend to underestimate just how painful that experience felt in the moment. This phenomenon is called an “empathy gap.” "

rifung 11y ago

> I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession? I think there's actually some speculation it's the opposite. I realize there is a lot that's not yet understood, but it seems to point in that direction. See: https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-if-youve-been-in-their-shoes https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-... " First, people generally have difficulty accurately recalling just how difficult a past aversive experience was. Though we may remember that a past experience was painful, stressful, or emotionally trying, we tend to underestimate just how painful that experience felt in the moment. This phenomenon is called an “empathy gap.” "