Hi Reader,

Over the last few weeks I have been able to talk to some incredible people both for the podcast as well as online. I am constantly reminded about the power of the internet and how it brings people together. It has been quite a bit of extra work to do the podcast every week this year, but it has allowed me to stay consistent and hopefully have some meaningful conversations that all of you are enjoying.

I am starting to reflect on the year and have some episodes planned around that. However, they most likely won’t come out until January as I will be taking a short break over the holidays to spend time with family and our new baby. I am excited to finish this year strong with some great episodes and already have some great content planned for next year.

This is a short newsletter this week, but I am trying something new on the “This Week’s Favorites” section below. Let me know what you think by replying to this email or reaching out via Twitter @LuisDuquePE. I am curious to hear if you like it or what kind of content you would like to see. As always, please reach out with any questions or podcast ideas - the podcast is to help you, so I would love to hear from you.

Let’s continue Engineering our Future

Luis

❤️ This Week’s Favorites

📚 Reading -

​The Engineer’s Wife: I just started this book a few days ago. It has been recommended a couple of times, and my wife got it for me. The book describes the story of Emily Warren Roebling, wife of the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. She helped design the bridge, but her work was lost in the shadows because she was a woman.

🎙 Listening -

​Founder’s Journal: I recently discovered this podcast and have been listening to it. Alex does a great job at keeping the episodes short but packed full of great information. If you are looking for a new podcast to listen to, check this one out.

👷‍♂️ Watching -

I am going back and rewatching Mythbusters on Discovery+. I loved this show a lot growing up, and it was my first exposure to science. I am sure you have watched this show at some point in your life.

🤔 Pondering -

From John C. Maxwell on Developing the Leader Within You resurfaced using Readwise​

🖥 Engineering our Future Content of the Week

059 // Seven Reasons Why Volunteering is Important for Your Career

From a professional standpoint, volunteering will add lots of ‘people skills’ to your tool box. Since you’ll be working in teams, talking to groups of people, and even leading some of them towards a common goal, you’ll hone in on some skills that only experience will teach you. And these, of course, can be then applied to your corporate job.

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Luis Duque, PE 🌉 @LuisDuquePE Be humble and kind to others even if you think you know more than them. There is always something we can learn from other people. November 1st 2021 0 Retweets 0 Likes

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