STOP Overthinking! - QA Short #204

HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs

Bryan Orr

Training, Careers, Airconditioning, Self-improvement, Hvac, Business, Education, Refrigeration, Heating, Ac, Apprenticeship

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🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this short podcast from our Q&A series, Bryan answers a viewer question and implores you to STOP overthinking in the trade! He also shares a parable and some tips to help stop overthinking, especially if you're just starting out in the trade.

In many cases, the simplest assumption is the right one (this is called Occam's Razor). We can always start with the most obvious or simplest possible answer. We can become mindful of our tools, such as by making sure our seals are intact, and we become masters of the obvious.

Perfecting little things (and micro-tasks) can help you become more familiar with the tools you use and the equipment you work on, and you start to develop a bigger-picture understanding of your craft. Cleaning the equipment and organizing your tool bag goes a long way; you can unlock the ability to zoom out and spot mistakes that you otherwise wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

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0:00.0	Test Test 1.2. Is this mic on? Of course it always is because this is the
0:08.2	HVAC school podcast and I just sit here all day, air day, answering questions and talking about the HVachen.
0:16.8	And today we're going to answer a question from Landon.
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1:37.0	All right, so Landon says he's from Georgia, I'm not going to read his whole email, but he says he's from Georgia I'm not going to read his whole email but he says he's from
1:43.0	Georgia he started in his own van he's only 19 well done Landon good to see that you're
1:49.0	doing it so young and taking on the trade and he said that he's mainly doing maintenance and he said I was
1:54.6	wondering when you first started out did you overthink everything and make
1:59.0	everything harder than it is or did you even feel dumb sometimes he adds, it's kind of how I'm feeling. I'm always
2:06.0	confused and overthinking everything. I was wondering from your experience if you felt
2:10.6	that way and how you got over that. I just started listening to the
2:13.8	podcast and they helped me out a little bit but I'm just curious as to your
2:19.0	thoughts. Well I'm sorry to hear they only help out a little bit, geez, I feel kind
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