Tools I use
This is a collection of resources that I use regularly. I wanted to provide you with them in an easily accessible manner so you can benefit from them as well.
Health
Strong Workout Tracker
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.
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Strava
Great tool to track runs. I use their app on my watch to track
my runs, pace, and splits.
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Happy Scale
Smooths daily weight fluctuations into a clear trend line.
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Cronometer
I track what I eat with Cronometer.
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Griply
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.
Notion Calendar
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’.
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Toggl Track
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.
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Spark
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.
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Raycast
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.
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Obsidian
This tool has, in many ways, greatly improved my ability to
create and think.
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Readwise
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.
Readwise Reader
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.
Anki
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.
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Zotero
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.
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Calibre
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.
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Pocket Casts
My go-to podcast player. Pocket Casts has excellent sync across
devices, great discovery features, and a clean, intuitive
interface for managing podcasts.
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Zed
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.
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Ghostty
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.
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Google Chrome
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.
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OrbStack
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.
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This space moves fast and the tools I lean on change often, so I’ll keep it short. These are the coding agents I’m using lately. I write more about how I work with them in how I use Claude Code and using AI agents to do months of work in a weekend.
Claude Code
Anthropic’s command-line coding agent.
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Codex
OpenAI’s coding agent.
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T3 Code
A GUI for running coding agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree.
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Amp
A coding agent.
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Cursor
An AI-native code editor.
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Davinci Resolve
This has become my favorite tool for creating and editing
videos.
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OBS Studio
The best screen recorder I’ve come across.
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CleanShot X
CleanShot X handles every screenshot and quick screen recording
I take.
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