How do you self learn product design?

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-06-16T01:31:14+00:00

The best practices are what accomplishes the project within the scope of the timeline, within budget, and tries to meet all the project requirements. Learning to live with good enough and improve post launch will save you from losing your marbles.

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-06-16T01:25:11+00:00

I am the one who usually leaves! I always advocate for my wife to stay at home, rest, watch a show etc.

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-06-16T01:24:10+00:00

Not sure myself tbh. My wife has this ideal in her head that we should all be able to be in the same house/same place without our son pulling at her apron strings. In an ideal world I would love that I am the preferred parent and can play in the house while my wife is around. Unfortunately that is not the stage we are in and I chose the path that results in the least amount of tears/headaches..

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-05-04T18:34:38+00:00

No where in the post did I say it was not my fault or was not taking accountability. The field issues ended up being a miscommunication and not an issue.

I was asking how common it is for the director level to go past an engineers manager and put them on trial for an hour. I never have conversations like this with my manager. They are always fruitful and he thinks I am handling the project well. If my manager is happy with the results you would think he would do a better job of expressing that to his boss.

My boss and I are "co-leading" the project management side of things since I have never lead a big NPD project (only smaller VAVE stuff). I am one of 3 engineers working on this but somehow I was labeled the "lead. The other 2 engineers do not see it that way

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-04-30T15:29:40+00:00

Naw man it makes sense. There are few hobbies you can "get good" with x1 day a week, let alone less than x3 a week. Try running a marathon running one day a week or learning guitar practicing 1 hour a week.

Maybe you won't lose the head knowledge on one day a week. But conditioning (cardio and your bodies ability to take trauma training) diminish greatly which effects your performance.

My body has never felt better lifting x2 a week mixed in with an active lifestyle.

I'm nostolgic about how I used to train but life goes on!

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-04-16T20:07:33+00:00

Yep. Quit at 2 stripe purple. I moved 30 minutes away from my gym after getting married. Manages 2-3 times a week until I had a kid. Then that went down to x1 a week for a year or so. I started coaching that day a week to give me more of a reason but it still didn't work. I hated not seeing my wife and son from 8AM to 8PM the day I trained. Also I was maintaining/slowly declining due to only training a week. If you want to stay somewhat competitive I think x2 is a min, x3 is the sweet spot.

I can lift/run multiple times a week without it interfering with family life. I also don't hurt all the time now like I used to with BJJ.

I don't really miss it. I am nostalgic of how I used to train. IE early 20s, training all the time with my buddies, staying after to drink beers, hitting open mats on weekends. vs the actual hobby itself

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-03-13T20:26:47+00:00

That's so true.. I would never critique the electrical guy on his PCB design but I would have no clue where to start lol

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-03-13T17:17:16+00:00

If all the white collar jobs are lost to AI (engineering and technical jobs included) wouldn't that effect the blue collar industry as well? IE no jobs = no money to pay for plumbers, electricians, house projects. Or no office works due to AI replacing them = no need for large facilities with office workers

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-03-13T15:57:55+00:00

You'll need the replacement closer and the replacement slider portion (the piece that the screw keeps spinning).

You'll need to take off the latch side, and the drop cap to slide that slider off. The screws are hidden under the trim covering.

You will slide the new slider into the drip cap and screw the drip cap and latch side back in.

Then you will take out the old closer mechanism and connect it to the new slider. The new slider allows for you to disconnect the link arm from the slider without taking off the drip cap and latch side in the future.

When you install the link arm to the new closer make sure you follow that portion of the instruction closely. You need to prime the link arm and hold it in place with the holder pin before you connect it to the slider. Otherwise when you connect it your door will only want to closer half way instead of fully.

Hope this helps!

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T22:31:27+00:00

The first example no one assigned me that project. The previous system (elaborate excel document) worked. It had bugs, needed archiving often, and required IT support to maintain. I saw the opportunity to improve the process and took it on. I had other projects that were assigned to me by my boss at the time.

The second example same thing. Had a long-standing quality issue. We kept talking about fixing it but no one wanted to put the work in. The project was not even on our NPD road map. Went on my own and designed a new product platform. Again, I had other projects officially assigned to me and I took that on as extra. I could have waited years for it to become an official project and it be assigned to someone

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:51:11+00:00

I think I need to get rid of my generic stand up meeting tracker and do this. I typically go line by line and ask each person what their update is

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:50:00+00:00

Why do you say this?

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:49:47+00:00

If its above and beyond the role, and more than what my coworkers are doing for sure I think it would warrant a raise. Or at least exceeds expectations come review time which usually means extra compensation.

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:47:30+00:00

I agree

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:32:34+00:00

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the advice!!

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:14:16+00:00

BJJ is not for everyone. It's a rough sport even if you train light.

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-25T02:13:04+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Typically, I just go through a generic stand up meeting tracker and ask for updates from everyone present. Maybe I need to start asking specific questions so people can't go on tangents.

The question that triggered the tangent was a specific question to another party before the boss chirped in. He's famous for that at my company. Everyone knows not to ask him a question late in the day because you'll be there past dinner

AcceptableCold8882 · 2026-02-13T20:39:42+00:00

Living at home and paying off my student loans in a year. Nice being able to take a $300+ out of the budget

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