It’s helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we’re each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

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    10 months ago

    I work in an admin role in the construction industry. I regularly encounter seasoned engineers, project managers, and architects who don’t know the difference between a website and an app, or how to scan a QR code.

    But then I remember that they know how to build a house from scratch, and I don’t. We’re all good at different things.

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      10 months ago

      I think a big part of my career was shaped by hell desk IT at my uni for a semester. I know this guy is smart. He has like a bazillion papers in things I can’t even pronounce and a whole mess of awards and what have you. He can’t figure out why his printer isn’t working.

      I am far from perfect but I do make an effort to remember, as you said, that human knowledge and abilities can vary so much.