Hi everyone, I just can back from welding class. I experienced something interesting over the course of the evening. We were working on vertical welding, welding steel in a position like a picture frame on your wall. Anyway, I was struggling all night, travel speed to fast, travel speed to slow, arc length to long, arc length to short, amperage to high, amperage to low. All night I struggled, I kept saying "don't get frustrated, be patient and keep trying". All night I said this and all night I $ucked. I had time for one last pass and I was really p!ssed off. I said to the piece of work " I'm going to burn your mother F ing a$$, I'm sick of your $hit. I went at it with a vengence and made a really good pass, my best weld of the night. Before you say good job, please know I was doing all of my welds like that last week.
The point I am trying to make is that when I was trying to be understanding and work the problem I had no success. When I was angry and solely focused on the work I performed much better. It's almost like when I was a nice guy and tried to work with the steel I kept failing. When I was angry and focused I forced my will upon the steel and succeeded at what I was trying to achieve.
So here's the question. The anger triggered the focus and will needed to get the work done. Is there any way to use this focus and will to help me detach? I think I struggle because I am a nice guy and don't want to make waves. I desire to be kind, compassionate, positive and more strong willed. How does one turn on the strong will without being angry?
