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id: 2026-01-28T09:51:08-0500
title: 2026-01-28 09:51:08
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  - occupational
daily: "[[2026-01-28]]"
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# 2026-01-28 09:51:08

### ConEst OneNote Template

The ConEst OneNote template concept
is flawed in ways that can not be addressed in OneNote,
but it has good ideas, too;
some I would not have thought could work so well.

#### Takeoff Checklist

At Ace my takeoff notes were entirely freeform,
and I would have balked at the idea of using a standard checklist.
Our projects were so varied
that no list could be generic enough
to approach universal applicability
without being so shallow
as to be useless to an experienced estimator.

#### Estimator Initials

Voluntary commitment to responsibility.
An estimator adding their initials
knows they are expected to be familiar with the scope.