A problem solver Smart Resilient These are some of the characteristics from an engineering
mindset.
In this video I want to share with you the strengths and also weaknesses that come with
this engineering mindset so you can make the best out of this true nature of yours.
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Okay let's talk about an engineering mindset as someone that worked for 16 years as a chemical
engineer and was surrounded by engineers as I was growing up because my dad is an engineer
and my brother is an engineer I'm very used to this engineering mindset.
Some of the qualities or some of the strengths that come with having an engineering mindset
is this problem solving skills that we have we also every time you tell someone that you
are an engineer or you are in STEM they may say wow you're really smart it actually happened
to me a couple of days ago when I was speaking with someone at an event when I said that
I used to be a chemical engineer and I work as a wellness engineer you could look on her
face she was like wow you are really smart so we're also very resilient we love to figure
things out and we have an innate curiosity so those are some of the strengths but there
is a bit of a dark side to this engineering mindset and I want to bring it to the forefront
because it's not about fixing your weaknesses or improving your weaknesses is about being
aware that they exist so you can really have a better life so what are some of the weaknesses
that I have recognized from this engineering mindset we may fall into analysis paralysis
because we're trying to figure out problems we just get stuck in the mind and we keep
thinking about how we're gonna solve the problem and forget to take action so sometimes analysis
paralysis can really prevent us from finding a solution not the solution but a solution
that may be sufficient enough for the problem that we're trying to solve the other thing
is because we are problem solvers and we love to solve problems we may take on a little
too much or we might try to help people or help situations where honestly we should not
be involved at all but because of our brain going immediately into this problem-solving
mode if there's a problem I can try to solve it then we end up stretching ourselves really
thin trying to help other people or other situations and this really may hurt us and
take away some of the precious time that we could be using on other things for our true
enjoyment
Another thing that I know having an engineering mindset brings into having a weakness is dealing
with perfectionism because we are trained to solve problems and to get the correct answer
which means the perfect answer and many times we try to apply that that same scenario or
that same skill into day-to-day life and we forget about some of the common sense things
so we end up spending so much more time than we need to on task because we're trying to
get it perfect versus just trying to get it done so if there's a piece of advice that
I can give you right now is that done is better than perfect in 98 percent of the situations
that we come across in life so keep that in mind and last but not least and very important
we over analyze our emotions because we are leaning so much on our left brain which is
very analytical we forget that we are human beings experiencing everything just like everyone
else so when we have certain emotions that are uncomfortable we may get stuck in over
analyzing them and then we may end up feeling overwhelmed because we keep thinking about
this emotion and this event over and over and over again which honestly is not going
to serve us to feel happier to move on and to process the emotions so one of the things
that I can recommend you to do when you are stuck in this pattern of repetitive loops
on emotions that you don't that you keep over analyzing simply take action take a piece
of paper take a pen and start writing out what are some of the repetitive thoughts that
you have this will actually allow you to process the emotion a lot faster than being stuck
in your mind repeating the same things and not really allowing that emotion to simply
just go through your body instead of getting stuck in the mind so that's very very important
and I really hope that you try this tip
Okay so what other strengths and weaknesses have you recognized in yourself from this
engineering mindset I would love to read your comments below so feel free to write them
down
Just to go back to what I was sharing earlier the idea of knowing our strengths and our
weaknesses is for us to lean into the strengths and not let the weakness sabotage our best
life this is why it's important to remember that yes we are problem solvers but we don't
have to solve all the problems yes we are smart but we don't have to fall into the trap
of perfectionism and yes we love analyzing things and we love our curiosity but we can
also remember that we are human beings and use some self-compassion and self-love to
allow us to go through things that are uncomfortable
Well my friend I hope that this video is helpful in recognizing that your engineering mindset
has a lot of great things going for you and to be paying attention to those things that
may sabotage you
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I'm Lennis a wellness engineer helping you cultivate consistent mindful practices so
you can have more impact more peace of mind fulfillment and joy at the end of each and
every day because it is truly possible when you're aligned and you are center to create
this beautiful reality for you I hope you enjoy the video and I will see you on the
next episode thank you so much and see you soon bye