Tech Stack
Software I use and recommend
Technical Work
- Claude + VS Code + git + cmux: An integrated second-brain system for thinking, building, and remembering
- Claude Code: All code and document generation
- Claude Chat: Therapist and overthinking slack/text messages
- Wispr Flow: Leaning heavily into dictation and transcription
- VS Code: Primary editor
- cmux: Terminal multiplexer
Productivity
- 1Password: Manage passwords, over 10k entries in my family vault
- Things: Manage to-dos
- Drafts: Write ephemeral drafts, syncs flawlessly between Mac and iPhone, moving working documents here from Obsidian, very no-nonsense.
- Magnet: Mac window manager, especially handy if you use an ultrawide monitor
- TextExpander: Text replacement
Health
- MacroFactor: Track food and macros
- MacroFactor Workouts: Track strength training
- Peloton: Track cardio
- Eight Sleep: Track sleep
- Sonicare: You might not believe how much better you’d get a brushing your teeth if you had an app tracking your motions.
Mindfulness
- Opal: For managing focus (e.g. blocking distractions). I have daily limits on addictive apps, work focus time, and an overnight blocklist.
- Open: For nervous system regulation, breathwork, and meditation
- Waking Up: Meditation and mindfulness
- Motivation: For mindful prompts