Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Further Education of a Gearhead
In this chapter, Crawford takes us through his change from a beginner to a professional. I can relate a lot to Crawford in the way that sitting around being part of a think tank was not something that he enjoyed. I would rather be out doing something than trying to come up with ideas to make "the best arguments money can buy." Crawford also addresses how we all live in a shared world and because of this we must see the whole situation of what we do, as Crawford had to go through the whole problem in order to fix the Honda. This is a quality that makes Crawford good at what he does: his passion as well as his ability to think through the whole problem even if it seems pointless. This also become a reason why when a hobby turns into a profession it can ruin the hobby, because it no longer exists for our own pleasure, but becomes subject to the needs and criticism of others.
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Crawford inspired me by his willingness to step outside the realm of normal for a man with his kind of education. He was brave to believe he could do something he actually was passionate about and not what was expected. I hope to have the same strength when the time comes.
ReplyDeleteI am the same as Hannah in having a lot of respect for an academic minded person to go into something he actually felt passionate about. Such radical change in lifestyle seems to show that he is not as much formed by the powers in this world than he is of his own self.
ReplyDeleteI also thought it was pretty cool that Crawford talked about withdrawing into what he really loved when he was supposed to be doing something he hated. I know that when I get too stressed out by school or huge life decisions I withdraw into myself too, and generally spend time doing things that aren't productive in any way. Either that, or I only work on the projects I want to and avoid the things I don't want to do. But I'm glad that in Crawford's case, he ended up turning that drive to something that he could also do for a living.
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