Regarding your last paragraph, I thought the same... When the author wrote:
> I'm instantly transported back to that moment — the room, the lighting, the chair I was in, the table, the pit in my stomach, ...
I could'nt help but think "that sounds like a trauma reaction". Good on them to be able to use that energy to do better! But also not everyone reacts the same way to trauma nor is it easy to compare such reactions to trauma (for example as a hiring question). I feel there are too many social variables at play
This was the triggering phrase in the original article for me, yep.
I also want to clarify that I've worked in both aerospace and automotive, and the mention of the word 'crash' in my above comment was referring to work I did in automotive, lest someone tries to start wondering 'which one' with regards to an airframe.
For me, the reaction the the stress of having to make sure I was delivering... and the idea that those things out there, I mean.. put it this way I've worked on enough vehicles that a majority of HN readers will have ridden in something utilizing math that I did or parts that I specified, drew, and released, on a road, at least once in the last 15 years.
I once had potential employers ask that 'how would you respond to this kind of stressful situation' question before and I've actually had difficultly getting my answers across because the real stressful shit I can't even talk about without potentially triggering just a horrible social reaction. Or panic attacks. Or potential legal issues.
> I'm instantly transported back to that moment — the room, the lighting, the chair I was in, the table, the pit in my stomach, ...
I could'nt help but think "that sounds like a trauma reaction". Good on them to be able to use that energy to do better! But also not everyone reacts the same way to trauma nor is it easy to compare such reactions to trauma (for example as a hiring question). I feel there are too many social variables at play