What’s one tool or habit that’s made you noticeably more effective as an engineer?
Rubber duck debugging (explaining your problem to an inanimate object like a rubber duck) sounds silly but it’s genuinely saved me hours. There’s something about explaining a problem out loud — even to no one — that forces you to slow down and actually see what’s going on.

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Same but I use a volleyball

Do you call him Wilson?

I’ve never heard of that, I guess my rubber duck is usually just my wife as she’s not in my field

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