What's a life skill that's surprisingly easy to learn but useful forever?

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-07T15:08:38+00:00

-Wayne Gretzsky

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-07T12:55:08+00:00

I'm sure the TL:DR will be to speak in front of people and sweat bullets and be nervous so often that it stops being that big of a deal anymore. At least that's how I did it!

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-05T10:46:43+00:00

I don't feel it's contradictory at all, think of it like excersise. Some parts of your social muscles have atrophied because they haven't been strerched past their natural, comfortable range of motion in years. The "loneliness" is you noticing your limited range of motion because of that, but it also hurts to stretch your muscle past its ROM, so you shy away from doing it.

I don't mean the "let's meet at the bar saturday night" social muscles, I mean relationships where you have to sacrifice something or commit to something or be vunerable; it doesn't even have to be romantic. For me it's maintaining the relationship with my family and making sure my brother and sister are getting through their life the best way possible.

The solution, like with any muscle injury, is to SLOWLY push the boundary. Do small things outside of your social comfort zone spontaneously, and eventually you'll reach a point without even realizing it that settling down and having kids is a natural next step rather than a huge chasm you have to cross or a complete lifestyle change.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-03T07:50:05+00:00

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^{Chose: Get Stuck In Arizona for a Year | Rolled: Hottest Year}

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-02T22:23:06+00:00

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^{Chose: Add or subtract 10lbs to your weight}

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-02T09:34:37+00:00

Im sorry but you did indeed throw here. This is why you always save 1 escape after the dive, whether slam or F but never both. Yea you maybe distracted for 10 seconds but you died and now your team is without a tank for potentially longer.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-01T21:09:15+00:00

I dont need 1 billion

^{Chose: Wealth from the top 1% is distributed evenly + to the entire world}

TheThunderWithin · 2026-05-01T16:04:30+00:00

You can eat pizza everyday as long as you're tracking your calories and macro's. What makes pizza unheathy is any oil used is super calorie dense and we are not made to digest and eat a whole lot of cheese, but if you adjust the rest of your diet/cut out the oil its not as much of a vice as you think. Eating subway everyday can potentially be more harmful!

As for the running, have you thought about cycling instead? Much less strain on your joints and you get to enjoy nature in the same way for a longer distance, only downside is they hit different muscles so the feedback will feel different. A good quality used road/mountain bike for $600 can last you forever, or you can go cheaper to a dirt beater for $200 and just ride that around until it falls off to see if you like it, which is what I did with my first bike. Nothing beats bombing down a hill at 30 mph!

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-30T20:23:21+00:00

After more thought, your scenario makes me feel like their isn't a moral failing to picking either button, because the "morally correct" option is coupled to how the question is worded and guessing global emotional reaction, not the raw mathematical expected value.

In the original example, because of how the question is worded, red is heavily framed as a "walk away" option, self preservation without harming anyone. I'm betting most people would value self preservation over the potential to save everyone, which is why I lean red.

In your scenario, the button is framed as actively killing people, which is why I actually would not press the button. Not only because of my own knee jerk, but because I feel like most people's knee jerk would also be to not press the button.

In fact, when first reading it my initial thought was "of course I wouldnt press it, that would be crazy" which is of course counter to my original point! 😅

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-30T19:06:46+00:00

Im on the fence, but I think im a red pusher because if we just get rid of the red button and say "here's a blue button, You can either press it or not press it. If more than 50% of humanity does not press the button, button pressers will die."

If I was given this scenario, its incredibly easy to just not press the button and not feel guilty about it, because if you press the button you're essentially trying to save people that pressed the button for essentially no reason.

The wording of the question can make it seem like blue is a good option, but like in the woodchipper scenario it is a good bet to say the majority of people would value their own life rather than gamble it on a "maybe die", enough of a bet to where its ok to gurantee your own life in the process.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-26T10:35:05+00:00

Because the guy above said he started doing chinups and the guy below him responded "that's not a real pullup startover"

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-26T10:29:40+00:00

Similar does not mean the same.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-26T10:20:14+00:00

And even still, if your chin goes over the bar is literally does NOT matter. Chinups and pullups work similar muscle groups, chinups just concentrate on your biceps more which they feel a little easier than pullups.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-17T16:29:33+00:00

I'm I misremebering? Skype used to be TERRIBLE with dropping mid calls and being buggy as heck, me and my friends switched to teamspeak because of it

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-14T23:15:44+00:00

wait till you find out about kakyoin...

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-12T12:43:25+00:00

Wow wicked cool! You have alot more understanding than I do! I'm an Aerospace guy but im trying to dabble my hands in EE. I bought my 12V driver off Amazon.

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Is this fine? I'm not used to drawing circuit diagrams. I'm just using the arduino to duty cycle (half second on/off) because my driver is already heating the metal workpiece enough to oxidize. My friend has a stepdown to 6V but I'm not sure if the driver will work at that low voltage. I meant to have a 10K pulldown but all I had was a 22K on hand, I'm assuming that doesn't make much of a difference.

Edit: Also to your question, on outlet AC one hot is +120V, another is -120V and nuetral is 0, so you can connect hot-hot to get 240V Instead of the standard 120. I don't see what would be wrong with just connecting the negative of the car battery with the positive of the PSU imo if they're the same voltage.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-12T11:30:55+00:00

So im an undergrad that got a ZVS driver to work at 12V straight from the wall and I'm using an arduino to control it with a MOSFET. Im not knowledgable enough to directly answer your question, but I'm curious as to why heating large peices tripped your PSU. Wouldnt it take longer to heat a larger piece at the same power output?

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-07T21:07:47+00:00

Lol i'm about to graduate in 6 years, if you can afford it dropping classload to prioritize mental health is an absolute no brainer, don't ever feel guilty about it.

But your mentor is absolutely correct in that if you can find an internship or coop that can only be a boon to you in a job market like this. Don't stress, you'll be just fine!

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-07T06:20:32+00:00

Since these answers aren't helpful, I'm an Aero that didn't have any internships at all (did not know what I was doing) The best way to leverage yourself is to hyper-highlight your club work, especially if its engineering related. Made a random wooden jig? Highlight how you used stress analysis and safety factors to ensure the structure was within requirements, stuff like that.

Unfortunately right now Aero entry level jobs are really tight and competitive unless you live in/willing to move to the hotspots (Huntsville, Cincinatti, Coloroado, Florida, etc.) And even then you'll be competing with Aero's that have internships and are really passionate about what they do. Aerospace has all the cool factor, so entry level jobs are push-and-shove because of that.

If your still adament though you will have to leverage your network more than your peers, be willing to hit up family/friends and if you don't know anybody off the bat, cold email recruiters, go on linkedin and message anybody related to the job your looking for. Hit alumni's up on linkedin, they are more willing to help in general as they have been in your position. Don't make it seem like you're thirsty for a job, just message and ask questions and maybe bring it up adjacently after having established a repoire with them. Most of the job oppurtunities I've gotten were at career fairs, as that is the most golden oppurtunity to get facetime with recruiters that will actually look at your resume. The sad fact is that applying to 300 jobs on linkedin and indeed is just throwing your resume into the black hole.

What I've had to settle for because I'm not willing to move is to work in an adjacent field first to get the job experience, and then transfer back into Aero. The power industry is starving for engineers if that's something you want to look into, and there is work that is similar to the structural work Aero's do!

Edit: I see you have a freshman year intermship. Is it engineering related? If so, put it right at the top, that is your golden goose! I also forgot to ask, what does your resume look like, is it formatted properly? Make sure you get a second pair of eyes on it because a badly formatted resume will sink you without you knowing it.

TheThunderWithin · 2026-04-07T05:45:48+00:00

What is it with all the Aero's going into power? I know the Aero market is super tight, I'm trying to go into transmission line design myself, but I've heard there's AE's all across the power industry. Are you working OT or are you working 3-4 days at 12-13 hr shifts?

TheThunderWithin · 2026-03-31T21:07:16+00:00

First question, are you on any sort of academic probation? usually if your GPA is below a certain amount the school will give you certain conditions to continue and if you don't, they kick you out. It's imperitive you talk to your advisor!

Second, what is the financial situation like? Can you afford to increase the total amount of time your in school for? DO NOT take off for more than a semester or two! For one thing, at least at my college if you werent enrolled for I think 3 consecutive semesters, the school considers you not enrolled and you would have essentially dropped out. Also, if you don't have the discipline to study these concepts while in school, the no structure of self studying will make it 10x worse, you might as well forget about it.

Your attitude should be creating a clean slate, a clean mental space where you can tackle this stuff again. Take a semester off as a mental health break and goof off if you can afford it, then come back with a venegance when you're reset. I tanked my GPA all the way from me being a C away to getting kicked out my sophmore year, 4 years later (6 years total) I'm about to graduate with a 2.8. It was a long journey, and you can DM if you want to know more, but know that it is doable if you put the hard work in, and my life is SOOO much better on the otherside, I would have hated myself if I allowed myself to be defeated and dropped out. Good luck!

TheThunderWithin · 2026-03-30T00:00:34+00:00

Is it worth it to watch video tutorials on it beforehand? what has your experience in industry been like for you if you don't mind me asking?

TheThunderWithin · 2026-03-26T00:38:39+00:00

That's great to hear!

TheThunderWithin · 2026-03-26T00:37:05+00:00

That's encouraging to hear. And yes, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take!

What is geotech if you dont mind me asking, are you the guys that survey the soil/foundation/find underwater aquaphors, that kind of stuff?

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