\nEvery trade has its secrets. Of course, the best-kept secrets hide in plain sight. So it is with the trades: they don’t purposely hide anything, but rather just don’t share.<\/p>\n
\nIn a hardware store yesterday, I quickly found what I’d gone there for, but then began to wander the aisles. After all, I reasoned, you don’t come here very often. Maybe you’re missing something. Perhaps there’s a new product that can help you.<\/p>\n
Besides: I had a few other stores to visit. However, it was early enough that I didn’t know whether they were open yet. (The hardware store opens early.) Therefore, it made extra sense to spend more time at the hardware store and maybe discover some key knowledge.<\/p>\n
\nI recalled a few tools I’d wondered about, so visited that section. I’d go here and there, discovering some new ones or new versions of others. However, I soon made a key discovery.<\/p>\n
\nA contractor showed up in a hurry. He immediately asked for help; the sales associate soon brought him to a corner of the tools section I’d passed by. Yet, his need was urgent for something there. After an intense conversation of around three minutes, he was gone.<\/p>\n
\nIt occurred to me that, since the contractor was so interested in what was in that corner, perhaps I should be, too. I looked there and noticed some tools I was familiar with, but some I wasn’t.<\/p>\n
The same process happened a few more times: a contractor would come rushing in and demand help finding a product. I’d wait close by, then, after they’d gone, examine what they’d been looking at. In that way, I learned a few things about tools I’d passed by many times without noticing.<\/p>\n
\nThe other stores I went to yielded their own discoveries; seldom was there a dull moment. I hope to tell about them:)<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about consumer education: the tutor mentions a new strategy. Every trade has its secrets. Of course, the best-kept secrets hide in plain sight. So it is with the trades: they don’t purposely hide anything, but rather just don’t share. …<\/p>\n