Field notes for
intentional planners

I design bridges by day — the kind that has to work, every time, for decades. That discipline doesn't stay at the office.

Every morning I plan my day on paper. Fountain pen, quality notebook, no apps. It slows me down in exactly the right way. I started writing about it because I couldn't find anyone talking about analog planning from a bridge designer's perspective.

This newsletter is what I wish existed when I was starting out: practical systems, good tools, and honest career conversations.

I write it every week with a cup of Ríos de Oro — Colombian coffee from my family's farms in Caldas. If you've seen the morning ritual in my videos, that's it.