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Old 11-27-2006, 03:32 PM   #15 (permalink)
Pat P.
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Hi,

I am "finishing" (it is a relative term ) a Ph.D in EE so I had my share of ups and downs along this career.

If I were on your situation I would try to remember what reasons brought you to engineering on the first place. Is it the money prospects, the technical stuff,etc? Maybe you can hold on to that to get you fired up again.

Second, if you have the chance, take a class or two on a different deparment, on something that you have interest but has nothing to do with engineering. If you play an instrument, practice a sport, like acting or writing, go for it. It would help you to put things back on perspective.

About organization, you can use the 50-20-30 rule that Steve's describe in his article "The 50-30-20 Rule" http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...50-30-20-rule/.
It can really help you get quickly organized.

Finally, I would recommend you take a look to the book "The Entrepreneurial Enginner" by David Goldberg. Although the title is a little misleading, it presents an overview of the practice of engineering, which is in general hard to learn from a classroom.

I hope it helps.

Pat
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