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--- Quote from: ataradov on January 09, 2019, 01:39:46 am ---Learn by doing. Pick a project and work on it. You will quickly know what resources to look for depending on the actual questions you have in the process.

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Absolutely this ^ ^ ^

Watching Youtube videos is not going to give you the actual experience of finding out the problems and resolving them yourself.  Just remember the Youtuber you are watching may have some skills that they have mastered but which may be a weakness for you and they will skip over those points, leaving you frustrated and confused.  For example, it could be something as simple as choosing a particular resistor and they didn't go through the process of explaining why it was important.  They might have skipped that step because 75% of electronics people already know that ... but you are in the other 25%.

Having a project on the bench in front of you will help provide the full experience.  Practical experience.

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Electronics theory, electronics practical, and electronics design are essentially separate areas.

The way that you learn the theory depends very much on your own characteristics. At one extreme you get the grass roots fundamentalist person, who must understand how a particular area works, right down to the flow of electrons. This type of person tends to be practical and form images in his mind that illustrate the principle. Without this full understanding they find it difficult to understand the principle or to remember it.

At the other extreme there is the theorist, who is quite happy working with formulas and concepts without needing to get to down to the fundamentals. Mathematicians tend to be in this group, but not all. This category of engineer typically does not get involved with the practical side.

Which type is the best: neither. They both make a valuable contribution.

On to the practical side. Some engineers are very good at making things, others not so much. That is just the way they are.

Finally on to design. This requires a certain mentality and it would be difficult to put a finger on what it is, but design needs to be in your blood. Can you learn design techniques- yes of course, but I am not sure you can learn how to be a designer, if that makes sense. I say this after being involved with hundreds of engineers over the years. Some of them were natural designers and others, never mind how much they tried, just could not get on with it. Instead, they followed other avenues in engineering, and probably earned more money. :)

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