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Embracing the Beginner’s Mindset as a Designer

How interesting would life be if we were born as experts in everything we did, if we were born with all of the knowledge and all of the answers we ever needed throughout …

June 19, 2018 | Jason Wright

How to Build Skills and Prepare for a Career in Engineering

Engineering is a great career choice however, it’s also an extremely competitive market.

April 30, 2018 | Tony Glockler

Making Time for Learning

The truth is, if you don’t reserve time for learning, your daily tasks will easily consume every minute of the 40+ hours you’ve allocated to getting work done each week …

March 29, 2018 | Pedro Santana

Launching and Advancing Your Engineering Career

With the evolution of software, it’s essential for engineers and designers to constantly learn how to use the latest tools and technologies if they want to advance their careers …

February 1, 2018 | John Farmer

Establishing Habits to Reach Your Goals

A lot has been written on the subject of establishing new habits.

January 25, 2018 | Jason Wright

Hands-on Strategies for Learning Something New

Depending on what I’m working on, there are three main strategies I use when learning something new.

December 15, 2017 | Patrick Ehrhardt

4 Tips for Retaining What You Learn

The human brain makes room for more relevant information by forgetting information.

November 15, 2017 | Sarah Schiro

Learning After Graduating

Adjusting to a self-motivated, lifelong learning environment can be a real challenge.

October 30, 2017 | Steven Rogalsky

Committing to Lifelong Learning

I’ve been reflecting on a presentation that had hundreds of education experts excitedly agreeing on one profound point: lifelong learning is a requirement of the …

September 18, 2017 | Tony Glockler