How well do these Engineer tips fit your about independence?
Never:  Never use it: 
Try:  Might try it.
Use:  Use it as needed
Tell: Tell it to people who need it

We don’t just learn the rules, we make the rules.

Everybody's job is nobody's job.

Your success lies not in satisfying others but in satisfying yourself

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

Do you know the difference between "I can't do it" and "I can't do it yet?"

You are only independent when you choose your own goals.

All your solutions start with you.

Self-discipline is an illusion produced by engineering the job