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6. My take:

If you want to become a better engineer, don’t only study successful designs.

Study the broken ones.

Because failure explains engineering better than most lectures do.

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

I think the biggest engineering cheat code is studying failure.

Not formulas.

Not perfect textbook examples.

Failure.

Because once you understand why things break, deform, overheat, vibrate, or wear out…

Engineering starts making way more sense.

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[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

5. A formula tells you what to calculate.

Failure tells you why it matters.

That’s the difference.

Once you see a part fail because of fatigue, stress concentration, poor material choice, or bad assumptions…

You never look at the theory the same way again.

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

6. So no, I don’t think AI will fully take over engineering.

But I do think engineers who use AI well will take work from engineers who don’t.

AI won’t remove the need to understand engineering.

It will make understanding engineering even more important.

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

I think AI won’t “take over engineering” in the way people imagine.

It won’t just replace every engineer with a button that says “design bridge” or “make engine.”

But it will absolutely change what engineers are expected to do.

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[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

5. The future engineer probably won’t be the person who does every calculation manually.

It’ll be the person who can:

define the problem properly
choose the right tools
check assumptions
spot bad outputs
make safe decisions
explain the reasoning clearly

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

Engineering got 10x easier when I realised the formula is usually not the hard part.

The hard part is knowing when the formula actually applies.

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

3. The biggest rule:

No solutions open while attempting.

He said watching someone solve a question makes you feel smart.

But attempting it alone shows you the truth.

That’s where the actual improvement happens.

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

A guy in my class went from failing mechanics to getting 80%+ using the same study method every week.

He is not:
• naturally gifted
• a maths genius
• someone who studies 10 hours a day

I asked him what changed.
Same method every single week.
Here’s exactly what he does 👇

[TheEngineeringLad @TheEngLad]

2. Every week, he used the same 5-step system:

- Rewrite the concept simply

- Do one easy question

- Do one medium question

- Do one exam-style question

- Write down every mistake

Not complicated.
Just consistent.