Halsey explained that “engineers tend to overthink” and do poorly when an innovative solution needs to be determined quickly. “They don’t like to operate outside their comfort zones. . . . They’re very good at their particular specialties but not so good at executions—at translating ideas into things.” My interpretation is that the truck mechanics were more likely to be object visualizers whose abilities to see it, build it, and repair it were fused. When we say people are good with their hands, it’s this exact melding of skills: it’s as if they see with their hands. The engineers are abstract
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