Financial Lessons From Engineering
After reading an article on a newly-published engineering book, I decided it was finally time to do a post in appreciation of my profession.
The nine-page article focused on Henry Petroski’s newest book
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
Dr. Petroski has written over a dozen books on the topic of engineering, and his first,
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
was also my first introduction to his work.
Earlier today I was reading another book review over at Free From Broke, and was thinking of the similarities drawn between the book’s focus – leadership, and our focus here – personal finance. Much to the same regard, I wanted to highlight excerpts from Dr. Petroski’s article and apply them to personal finance. I’ve gone ahead and highlighted key points in bold.
