Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss reliability engineering … and vacations/holidays! … how are we going to make this topic relevant …

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Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how vacations, holidays, and breaks in general can be really beneficial to what you do. And it’s not just about balance.

Topics include:

• Go for a walk. Engineers, designers and technicians often get tied into the mindset of not finishing the job until it is finished. But the problem with this is that if you don’t allow yourself breaks, then your efficiency and productivity goes down. Especially when it comes to software coding. Just going for a routine walk allows your brain to reset, and you will get the job done faster as a result!
• OK … but still not sold on this ‘new age’ lazy approach to work. Really? How many times have you spent furiously solving the wrong problem? Einstein famously said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. But this is something many engineers, designers, technicians and maintainers forget. They are so not-used to taking breaks that they feel like they need to be doing something all the time. And taking the time to define (or perhaps ponder) the problem feels like a break.
• Focus on the DECISION. And one of the best ways of working out what the right decision you need to inform is often happens when you take a break. Once you are furiously exerting effort, there is no time to think about whether or not the effort you expend is actually helpful. So take a break!

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics. Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches.

SOR 1009 Reliability and VacationsChristopher Jackson

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