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If you could automate one part of your design workflow, what would it be? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition

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Last month, we asked you about your project disaster What was your biggest project Disaster? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition  

This month, we want to know if you could automate one part of your design workflow. What would it be?


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  • For me it's often slow to get my focus going. I often need some time to "get into the zone" of my engineering mindset. This could be any point in time, e.g. at the start of the day, after a meeting or break. There is a period where I get easily distracted by anything (other components on the workbench, the distractions of the interwebs). Once I get over that threshold and get my focus going, life is good.
    If I could flip a switch in my brain and automate this kickstart moment to be deep into the task at hand, I would be so much productive.

  • in reply to wolfgangfriedrich

    When I think about a whole project it is often daunting enough to cause procrastination (which can take the form of getting side tracked on any of my many other interests). Sometimes it helps to pick some small easy aspect of the project to tackle first. After a couple of these mini-starts, the spark will eventually catch. Once on a roll, I tend to be loathe to give up until I get something working.

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  • in reply to wolfgangfriedrich

    When I think about a whole project it is often daunting enough to cause procrastination (which can take the form of getting side tracked on any of my many other interests). Sometimes it helps to pick some small easy aspect of the project to tackle first. After a couple of these mini-starts, the spark will eventually catch. Once on a roll, I tend to be loathe to give up until I get something working.

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