Over the years I have noticed that people from different professions tend to have similar characteristics. For example, engineering types, not just electrical/electronic, tend to have common characteristics that are displayed time and time again. We started discussing this topic on the 'SSD...WOW' thread, but thought it would be better as a new thread under its own heading.
UPDATE 2016_02_18
Since opening this post some members have said that they may not qualify as engineers per se. Just to clarify, engineer here has a very wide scope, the same as ETO in fact. So everyone who is associated with engineering, or even is just interested in engineering, or is currently studying engineering is invited to contribute. Engineering Managers, Test Engineers, Service Engineers, Military Technicians, Reliability Engineers, Safety Engineers, Insapectors are all engineers in their own field.
Also the thread scope has been widened to include members experiences that may have influenced their outlook.
So here goes:
UPDATED 2016_02_21
It would be great if you could post a Y (Yes) or N (No) after each topic in the ORIGINAL LIST as Matt (DerStrom8) is considering doing a graph showing the distribution of Eng characteristics. The list is in no particular order:
ORIGINAL LIST
(01) Some sleep problems, especially when a particular job is not going well:
(02) Worrier:
(03) Hay-fever and general allergies. Alopecia. Digestive problems:
(04) Migraine:
(05) Left handed:
(06) Dyslexic:
(07) Difficult spelling:
(08) Uneasy punctuation and grammar:
(09) Difficult second languages:
(10) Pedantic or perhaps particular is a better word:
(11) Think that females are generally logical and that all males are logical:
(12) Hoarder:
(13) Fond of animals, especially cats:
(14) Inquisitive:
(15) Industrious:
(16) Inventive:
(17) Independent:
(18) Self motivated:
(19) Good sense of humor:
(20) Have electronics bench/workshop at home:
(21) Quiet and considered to be different:
(22) Limited emotion:
(23) Strong willed:
(24) Imaginative:
(25) Illegible handwriting:
(26) Bitter about being overlooked/ falsely wronged by management:
(27) Great satisfaction from creating something:
(28) Enjoy own company:
I will try to update the following list of possible engineer characteristics as new areas are suggested.
CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED LIST
(01) Some sleep problems, especially when a particular job is not going well:
(02) Worrier:
(03) Hay-fever and general allergies. Alopecia. Digestive problems:
(04) Migraine:
(05) Left handed (2016_02_21 please ignore this item- it is no longer considered relevant. Thanks MrAl and DerStrom8)
(06) Dyslexic:
(07) Difficult spelling:
(08) Uneasy punctuation and grammar:
(09) Difficult second language (2016_02_21 Item deleted. Please ignore. Thanks Mikebits)
(10) Pedantic or perhaps particular is a better word:
(11) Think that females are generally logical and that all males are logical:
(12) Hoarder:
(13) Fond of animals, especially cats:
(14) Inquisitive:
(15) Industrious:
(16) Inventive:
(17) Independent:
(18) Self motivated:
(19) Strong sense of humor:
(20) Have electronics bench/workshop at home:
(21.1) Quiet:
(21.2) Considered to be different:
(22) Limited emotion:
(23) Strong willed:
(24) Imaginative:
(25) Illegible handwriting: (2016_02_21 Item deleted. Please ignore)
(26) Bitter about being overlooked/ falsely wronged by management:
(27) Great satisfaction from creating something:
(28) Enjoy own company:
(29) Difficult English (or your natural language) composition: (2016_02_21 New addition)
(30) Physically active, sporty: (2016_02_21 New item. Thanks granddad)
(31) Analytical (2016_02_21 New addition: Thanks Little Ghostman)
(32) Difficulty dealing with illogical people: (2016_02_21 Added)
(33) Heredity- does engineering run in your family lines: (2016_02_21 Added. Thanks strantor)
Here are a few links that may be of interest (again in no particular order):
(1) https://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html
(2) https://facts.randomhistory.com/facts-about-left-handedness.html
(3) https://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html
(4) From strantor (very revealing): **broken link removed**
UPDATE 2016_02_18
Since opening this post some members have said that they may not qualify as engineers per se. Just to clarify, engineer here has a very wide scope, the same as ETO in fact. So everyone who is associated with engineering, or even is just interested in engineering, or is currently studying engineering is invited to contribute. Engineering Managers, Test Engineers, Service Engineers, Military Technicians, Reliability Engineers, Safety Engineers, Insapectors are all engineers in their own field.
Also the thread scope has been widened to include members experiences that may have influenced their outlook.
So here goes:
UPDATED 2016_02_21
It would be great if you could post a Y (Yes) or N (No) after each topic in the ORIGINAL LIST as Matt (DerStrom8) is considering doing a graph showing the distribution of Eng characteristics. The list is in no particular order:
ORIGINAL LIST
(01) Some sleep problems, especially when a particular job is not going well:
(02) Worrier:
(03) Hay-fever and general allergies. Alopecia. Digestive problems:
(04) Migraine:
(05) Left handed:
(06) Dyslexic:
(07) Difficult spelling:
(08) Uneasy punctuation and grammar:
(09) Difficult second languages:
(10) Pedantic or perhaps particular is a better word:
(11) Think that females are generally logical and that all males are logical:
(12) Hoarder:
(13) Fond of animals, especially cats:
(14) Inquisitive:
(15) Industrious:
(16) Inventive:
(17) Independent:
(18) Self motivated:
(19) Good sense of humor:
(20) Have electronics bench/workshop at home:
(21) Quiet and considered to be different:
(22) Limited emotion:
(23) Strong willed:
(24) Imaginative:
(25) Illegible handwriting:
(26) Bitter about being overlooked/ falsely wronged by management:
(27) Great satisfaction from creating something:
(28) Enjoy own company:
I will try to update the following list of possible engineer characteristics as new areas are suggested.
CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED LIST
(01) Some sleep problems, especially when a particular job is not going well:
(02) Worrier:
(03) Hay-fever and general allergies. Alopecia. Digestive problems:
(04) Migraine:
(05) Left handed (2016_02_21 please ignore this item- it is no longer considered relevant. Thanks MrAl and DerStrom8)
(06) Dyslexic:
(07) Difficult spelling:
(08) Uneasy punctuation and grammar:
(09) Difficult second language (2016_02_21 Item deleted. Please ignore. Thanks Mikebits)
(10) Pedantic or perhaps particular is a better word:
(11) Think that females are generally logical and that all males are logical:
(12) Hoarder:
(13) Fond of animals, especially cats:
(14) Inquisitive:
(15) Industrious:
(16) Inventive:
(17) Independent:
(18) Self motivated:
(19) Strong sense of humor:
(20) Have electronics bench/workshop at home:
(21.1) Quiet:
(21.2) Considered to be different:
(22) Limited emotion:
(23) Strong willed:
(24) Imaginative:
(25) Illegible handwriting: (2016_02_21 Item deleted. Please ignore)
(26) Bitter about being overlooked/ falsely wronged by management:
(27) Great satisfaction from creating something:
(28) Enjoy own company:
(29) Difficult English (or your natural language) composition: (2016_02_21 New addition)
(30) Physically active, sporty: (2016_02_21 New item. Thanks granddad)
(31) Analytical (2016_02_21 New addition: Thanks Little Ghostman)
(32) Difficulty dealing with illogical people: (2016_02_21 Added)
(33) Heredity- does engineering run in your family lines: (2016_02_21 Added. Thanks strantor)
Here are a few links that may be of interest (again in no particular order):
(1) https://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html
(2) https://facts.randomhistory.com/facts-about-left-handedness.html
(3) https://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html
(4) From strantor (very revealing): **broken link removed**
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