I am a really practically minded person, for better or worse, & I consistently have been.
I was an ace at math in university, until all of us got into the higher grades & more “fuzzy” math.
When it comes to dollars & cents, to measuring & arithmetic, I am excellent at math, but when all of us get imaginary numbers & variables involved I get lost. Thankfully I was able to find a task that used the skills I had & didn’t ask of me anything I could not do. The Heating, Ventilation, & A/C industry, & it’s technology, is really based on the highest forms of math & physics, & rely on the laws of thermodynamics. I consistently thought a task in the Heating, Ventilation, & A/C industry was beyond my grasp, because I was lost with these kinds of numbers. There are several different aspects to the business, but, & no matter how great an air conditioner is, it still needs HVAC duct. I found my niche in the making & replacement of high quality air ducts, air vents, & duct fans, something that requires absolute precision. I do HVAC duct & nothing else, so I have abruptly become an expert in the field. For the last multiple weeks I have rarely even had to touch an air duct, because they have me supervise several different labor crews. They do the HVAC duct prep, I go in & check all of their measurements, I do the math, I make sure everything will fit perfectly, then after that I check on the HVAC duct periodically to make sure the labor is up to our standards.