Letter to an Engineer

A Tale About Changing the World

David Goudet
6 min readSep 30, 2024

My dear friend, I firmly believe the content of this letter can change your life.

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I still remember those days when we were young and skipped many parties. We read endlessly, we loved learning, but we were very lonely. The road to becoming an engineer is tough…

You prefer not to talk about it, but I know you wrestle with imposter syndrome, burnout, and stress.

But deep down, what bothers you the most is knowing that you haven't reached your full potential—the strong feeling that you're meant for something extraordinary.

You feel terrible because you’re not solving humanity’s most important challenges.

I’m writing to you because I’ve found a solution to that. But first I need to tell you a story.

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There was a time when people used horses to move commodities through railways.

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David Goudet
David Goudet

Written by David Goudet

Senior Software Engineer from Venezuela living in Madrid. Top Writer in AI and Technology. US Dept of State alumnus. www.davidgoudet.com/peakperformance