One Size Doesn't Fit All

I do a fair amount of one-on-one remote "teaching," many times working with folks running small studios, as well as a wide range of home setups. It's always fun to face this educational challenge, as many times the skills I have built up over the decades as an engineer, producer, and mixer are ones I simply apply without questioning "why" in most cases. But when I stop and explain to someone why they should be doing something a certain way, I realize I need to be able to explain my working methodologies. Even though they are second nature to me at this point, it's still important to be able to pull back and question what I'm doing.