You don’t overthink it.
You don’t baby it. (Unless its your last one.)
You just reach for it, trust it, and get to work.

You don’t even notice your favorite pen—until it’s not there.
You use it every day, until it runs out… or inevitably disappears.
(Usually the latter, if we're honest.)

You don’t sweat it—there’s always a few more on deck.

It isn’t meant to last a lifetime.
And it isn’t meant to be disposable either.
It's designed to serve the moment.

You click it, set it to the paper, it’s good to go.
Familiar.  Functional.  Forget about it.  

That’s the kind of tool we set out to make.

author
David E. King BSN, RN
Co-Founder | CEO | Product Engineer
author https://controlrings.com

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