Tools I use

Strong is where I log every lift. I've tracked hundreds of workouts with it over the years, and nothing else I've tried comes close for strength training. It just does so much.

Great tool to track runs. I use their app on my watch to track my runs, pace, and splits.

Smooths daily weight fluctuations into a clear trend line.

I track what I eat with Cronometer.

Griply feels like a tool built for me. It provides clear structure and alignment that helps me go from goal to action and build habits in support of my goals. The app is beautifully designed, simple and easy to use, with a great insights panel that tracks my progress.

I do timeboxing, so keeping a calendar is essential for me. Notion Calendar (formerly Cron) is the best tool I've found to help me plan and schedule. It syncs with Google Calendar, which I use as the 'back-end'.

This is the best time tracking tool that I've been able to find. Essential for knowing whether you're spending your time as you intended or not.

This is the best email client I've ever used. I used to have to switch between multiple Gmail and Outlook accounts. This is a lifesaver for email productivity.

Raycast replaced a whole drawer of utilities for me: launcher, clipboard history, window management, snippets. Its dictation is good enough that it's become how I get most of my text into the machine, and it's endlessly extensible.

This tool has, in many ways, greatly improved my ability to create and think.

Brilliant tool for revisiting what you've read. Although, I mostly use it as a database to store highlights and notes, which I export to Obsidian.

Reader is the best app for reading I've found. This is where I read & write notes on articles, books, PDFs, etc. I also use it to save sites & videos to visit later.

I use Anki to augment my memory. It is the best tool for handling flashcards that I've found; and it's free & open source.

This is the best reference manager that I've found. I use it to keep track of the papers and other scientific material I read.

Calibre is the best ebook management software I've found. I use it to organize my digital library, convert between formats, and sync to my e-reader.

My go-to podcast player. Pocket Casts has excellent sync across devices, great discovery features, and a clean, intuitive interface for managing podcasts.

Zed is my go-to editor. It's fast, native, and refreshingly focused. When I'm reading or editing code by hand, this is where I do it.

Ghostty is my terminal: fast, GPU-accelerated, and native-feeling. Most of my work now happens at the command line driving coding agents, so a terminal that stays out of the way matters more than ever.

Chrome is my primary browser. I tried a handful of alternatives and came back for the developer tools and the reliability of everything just working.

OrbStack runs my containers and Linux VMs on macOS. It's far lighter and faster than Docker Desktop and starts instantly. I barely notice it's running.

Anthropic's command-line coding agent.

OpenAI's coding agent.

Runs coding agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree.

A coding agent.

Factory's coding agent.

An AI-native code editor.

This has become my favorite tool for creating and editing videos.

The best screen recorder I've come across.

CleanShot X handles every screenshot and quick screen recording I take.