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10-07-2010, 01:51 AM
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 |  Improving Spatial/Mechanical Skills?
I posted this in another area, but I think it was the wrong area, and I think this is a better area. I've always been weak in this area. I can do obvious things like change lightbulbs, tires, assemble Ikea furniture, etc. And all those things I've had to teach myself, since neither of my parents were AT ALL mechanically inclined (nor was ANYONE I knew, come to think of it...I'm from the TV and internet generation, lol), and they completely banned me from touching/tinkering things. So I've taught myself those things on my own. But how can I be good enough to actually be able to assemble bicycles and build a deck? I'm not asking how to do those things per se, but how to even get at that level of skill. Or is it something you're born with? Any tips on improving spatial skills and/or hands-on mechanical skills would be great.  Last edited by ENTP; 10-07-2010 at 10:30 PM. |
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10-07-2010, 10:16 PM
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 |  how do you improve spatial intelligence? Let's Build a Car | Ask MetaFilter Learn auto mechanics on my own, without going to school? - Yahoo! Answers Not sure if those will help.. You could also look for some sort of association to join where you could be around that sort of thing. Maybe at Do something, Learn something, Share something, Change something - Meetup Good luck!! |
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People that don't need instruction manuals have mostly read a lot of instruction manuals before, or made a lot of mistakes, until they grokked some general principles. Math, physics, engineering, or other similar coursework helps too, but it's mostly a matter of practice. You can also spend some time visualizing three-dimensional objects to improve spatial skills, for example, figure out how many edges a tetrahedron (three-sided pyramid) has. Does it have the same number of faces as corners? What about a cube? Or an octahedron? If you wanted to cut a cube into tetrahedral pieces, what's the fewest number of pieces you can get? Start by giving yourself easy puzzles, then make them harder as your abilities develop, just like weightlifting. Or go outside and climb a tree  |
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