Well I finally got in the swing of things and started to study and it feels great. What I noticed so far is that just preparing and finding a starting point is the hardest part. I tried to dive in and that didn't work.
Since I was completely lost in "the gauntlet" I decided to sign up for the Fall 2012 ARE Boot Camp: Construction Documents and Services class held at the AIA NY Chapter. This helped me in two very big ways.
- The class pointed me in a direction on where to obtain some very valuable material.
- It boosted my confidence by looking at some of the idiots that were sitting next to me. I personally feel the saying "there is no stupid question" is a load of crap. If you ask a stupid question that means you didn't do your due diligence and prepare properly.
The golden ticket that I received from the class was a link to audio recordings from Schiff Hardin LLP. They are a national law firm who gives architects seminars going over each document and they discuss them in depth. Below is a link to where you can find the lectures. You can also search their website to find the other recordings.
I downloaded them and played them on my Android phone. The problem I had was that I was unable to rewind the phone by a couple of seconds, if I missed something. My phone has some slide thing that is great for music but is horrible for lectures. I then found an application called Maple Player. It has a rewind and fast forward button just like a normal voice recorder. It has an equalizer too!
Now I'm going over each document while listening to each lecture. B101 is about 3 hours long. I finally feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can finally start cranking while sitting in bed and drinking a hot chocolate on a chilly autumn night.
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