View Single Post
Old 04-12-2009, 02:20 PM   #8 (permalink)
dzagama
Senior Member
 
dzagama's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: pacinian corpuscle.
Posts: 1,480
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffdrafttech View Post
I identify problems, make an educated guess at solutions, and test my guess in order to learn. I publish my findings in respectable journals to advance my peers. Over the last 15 years I have changed the way many in my field create their technical designs.
Actually, this is a great way to get into the research spirit.

Grab a journal, or find a cool research project online, read the abstract, and try to figure out how you would solve the same problem without reading the procedure.

It's incredibly satisfying coming up with solutions on your own.

/sluuuuuurp

Last edited by dzagama; 04-12-2009 at 05:03 PM.
(Offline)   Reply With Quote