1,000,000% this. If a senior engineer can’t explain it to you in a way you understand - even if you are a lot less experienced - that’s THEIR deficiency. Not yours. When this happens, it means THEY actually don’t understand it well enough.https://twitter.com/noahsussman/status/1170870234066165760 …
Connecting with other people is a skill, like any other. It comes with learning and practice, and unlike a lot of tech skills, it retains its value forever. I was awful at it when I started, and much less awful now.