Love this thread idea.

I continue to learn simple Revit improvements every day. By the end of the year I intend to be fluent!

On a larger, more philosophical level, I started the new Reinier de Graaf book last night, so I will be learning lots of interesting things from it, I'm sure.

Today, I learned that the Longaberger Building is clad with EIFS.

I'm teaching myself 3DS Max.  Although I can use it and am fluent in another half-dozen modeling softwares, I'm learning it from the perspective of supervisor, not modeler.

I learned about LED high bay lights. And "corn lights", had not heard of them before. 

I learned that I can't be in two different places at the same time.... or can I?  Well quantum physics... what say ye?

I just learned that the new 3.8M house is a go! Next 18 months are booked.

I learned today that there are architects out there that prefer McDonalds restaurant architecture over Apple Store designs.

The color blue makes people have more alpha brain waves.

I learned today that I should always pee before my appointments.  

The depths to which my hate for architects, never seems to find bottom.

Concrete Pipes

My trolling of White Nationalist Architecture Porn gives me great pleasures, in my nether regions.

Here is what I learned yesterday:

Most of the world's aluminum is made outside the US. But even though the automotive and building industries use most of the aluminum that comes into the US, they aren't the biggest purchasers of it. Who buys 90% of the aluminum that gets imported into the US? Goldman Sachs.

I learned that trying to calculate lighting levels by hand is pretty futile.

I've known this to be true, but was reminded of it today, so not really something new that I learned but wanted to share anyway ... architects will sit through any presentation for an hour if you bring them lunch and continuing ed credit.

What mnemonic did you come up with?

I learned that even though I earn 2x what my soon to be ex-wife does, apparently she's entitled to half our shit. 

Today sucked. Tomorrow's going to suck too.  

I read a bunch about heuristics over the weekend.

today I learned that running everyday just makes me eat more.  Still 170 :(

today i learned that matching a replacement hardwood floor board to a custom stain color is difficult.... dammit...

i just learned about half a million bands covered radiohead's creep.  even prince.

I learned that such a thing as an intake/exhaust combo pipe exists.  Still stumped by it actually.

I learned that the tongue in T&G interior siding should always go up, and if it doesn't appear to do so in every single detail drawing your carpenter might think you are useless.

I learned about unobtainuim and wishalloy. And learned to make spring rolls.

And I learned that traffic jams inside parking garages (at the hospital)  are particularly unpleasant.

I learn that one of my favorite brew-restaurants does not make a good dark 10.5% brew.  Sad times.

I learnt many western countries (US, Canada, European countries etc) were shipping their toxic garbage to China by the boat loads while calling the country out on their pollution. China banned taking in foreign garbage this year xD

I learned Rick has a brother studying welding

I also learned that some consultants actually are open to constructive criticism despite recent experience otherwise. I was gearing up for a battle over some markups they were questioning, but once I explained the situation they said, “Ok, no problem.” I was expecting a response like I’ve been getting from another consultant I’ve been dealing with for the last month or so. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor I was so shocked by the response. 

I learned that artist is the perfect career choice for a manic depressive.

I learned that for the low, low fee of $300, NCARB offers test candidates the chance to review the results of failed tests. I've never heard of this but apparently it isn't new. Doesn't that violate the protocol about not divulging what is on the test? What is to stop someone from giving or selling the printout of the test results to someone else to study? 

I learned that sometimes if you let people see the stupidity in their own excuses it works better than if I point it out to them. The trick is asking probing questions so they are forced to explain their excuses. Eventually, you'll get to the point where they realize their excuse is BS, and either change the subject, or admit they were wrong. 

My most often misspelled words while typing are buidling, construciton, and architetcure.

I learned about the Pareto distribution... It's in every other motivational speech. Mind you, I never watch these but people just love to make you watch those.

I learned the primary difference between fire rated panic hardware and panic hardware is in the dogging. Then I learned if you google "dogging," there is no mention of door hardware in the first page of search results. curious.

I relearned that art dealers are worse than car dealers and real estate brokers combined.

I have recently learned many Architects design buildings containing Retard Chambers, and they are not even aware of it....

Plugholing. Its real people! It could even kill you or someone you love.

I recently learned that the lovely historic cladding profile I like, rather than having an evocative name like Dutch Lap or Clapboard or Shingle or Beaded or Shiplap is called  #117. 

<I swoon>

I learned yesterday that lacewood isn't a particular pretty species of wood: it's just diseased oak.

Today I learned that if you drop a beer bottle on a porcelain tile floor the tile might shatter due to air gaps under the tile in the mortar, *not* due to the impact on the porcelain itself.  I mean, I think I had learned that already but forgotten it.

I learned (again) that simpler is better.