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March 2, 2025 65 mins

#35 – David Elentukh: Not An EIT, A DIT – Doctor in Training

  • Drinking kombucha but is a sour beer fan.
  • 12 cylinder rotary engines?
  • Why do we make the decisions we do?
  • “Paycheck” with Ben Affleck and other movies inspired him to engineering. (but not “Falling Down”)
  • Isaac Asimov did not believe in character development, especially in the “Foundation” series.
  • Knows why he loves engineering, but less why he became one.
  • Every day is a new challenge.
  • Really good designs are often not wildly creative but well implemented.
  • Challenging the idea of a biomedical engineering degree.
  • Which is better for college, quarters or semesters?
  • Shark Ninja really cares about customer feedback.
  • Intentionally making mistakes so the customer is happy when you fix it.
  • Make sure you enjoy the process.
  • EMT is the least stressful job he has ever had.
  • Perfect quality work is exceeding what people think is possible.
  • Prototyping multiple options sometimes just confirms your original decision and demonstrates why it is better.
  • Checklist are great thing. Another plug for “Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande.
  • Just writing something is important.
  • Has done a bit of smithing.
  • Ira Glass paraphrase: It takes a lot of work to make your skills catch up to your tastes.

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