Yeah man, been there. I studied at Georgia Tech and those hybrid courses nearly broke me too. What really worked was getting hands-on, not just grinding equations. I started messing with small Arduino builds while watching industrial design breakdowns — suddenly the abstract control theory started making sense. I’d watch teardown videos of Tesla components or even Dyson motors just to see how those principles translate into real parts.

Also, weirdly enough, I learned a ton about structuring my thoughts from totally unrelated stuff — reading analytical essays from helped me make sense of complex ideas. When our team had to pitch a prototype, we brought in just to polish how we explained the tech. And when I was prepping for grad school, I used an once — not for cheating, but to see how pros build clarity in writing. It changed how I explain my own engineering ideas. Once your words get sharper, your designs start to make more sense too.