jadairiii
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I don't have any technical training, nor any real interest in helium diving. I looked into it a little and would need to take several courses to just get started..
My first "real" tech class was in 1997, IANTD trimix, the hardest part of that class was putting my ego aside and learning a more efficient/safe(r) way to dive. Mind you I had been diving since 1975, was an assistant instructor/dive master since 1980 and had been tech diving since 1994. "What could this guy teach me"!
It happened again just a couple of years ago when I decided to take a GUE Fundies class, again I had been diving with GUE guys since the late 90's, had pretty much bought into the system but never took the class. Had to really put the Ego in a box and stop asking "What more could I learn". Ouch, it was one of the toughest classes I have ever taken but the most satisfying since my NAUI Sport Diver class I took in 1977 from an old Navy Diver.
Never stop challenging yourself, especially if you are pushing the limits of diving (beyond recreational). Does your tool box at home just have one tool in it?