Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered

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[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

The tool isn't magic. But choosing a tool that makes you commit — that's a decision about how seriously you want to think. Named principle: friction as a feature.

#AnalogTools #Productivity

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

A digital tool lets you draft, erase, and redraft endlessly without committing. Paper forces you to decide before you act.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

I've watched people finish a page of longhand with a clearer idea than three hours of typing gave them. The constraint of ink and paper forced the thinking that open-ended typing avoided.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

What's in your everyday carry — and what did you eventually stop reaching for?
#AnalogTools #Productivity

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

Most people carry "just in case" tools. The ones who carry less have already decided what the job actually requires.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

The carry setup you use every single day is a better signal of your working philosophy than any productivity system you've built but never maintained.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

A pen doesn't make anyone more productive. It makes writing something he wants to do again. That's the gift. https://t.co/UJyHbYFi72 #AnalogTools #Productivity

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

The Pilot Metropolitan costs $20. A dad who uses it daily for a decade pays half a cent per signature. Try finding a tie with that kind of ROI.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

The gift isn't the object. It's permission to slow down for the two minutes it takes to use it.

[Luis Duque, PE | Planning Engineered @Luisduque]

Digital task lists are infinitely flexible. That's the problem. Paper forces you to decide what actually matters before the day starts. #engineering