Pro tip: Watching a new hire struggle with a manual taught me to ask for help sooner.

I was training a rookie on the hangar floor last Tuesday. He spent hours on a simple avionics check because he wouldn't ask about the wiring guide. It dawned on me that I do the same thing with home repairs, like when my fence was sagging. Now I just call a friend who knows carpentry before I even pick up a tool. It cuts the job time in half and stops small issues from becoming big ones. Seeing that at work changed how I handle problems outside the shop too.

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aaronwest1mo ago

Sometimes the person you ask for help learns something new from your basic questions.

gavin_thomas521mo ago

Yeah, explaining stuff always makes it clearer for me too.

riverm481mo ago

That's so true, and @aaronwest is right about how teaching helps the teacher too.