What are your favourite productivity tools?

Vim has been an absolute game changer for me. It's like learning ctrl+c , ctrl+v but x100. I use it in VS code, so I don't have to leave all my other favorite extensions.

FastAPI[2] for fast backend API creation. It has auto-generated, interactive docs which is nice and negates having to use postman to test endpoints. You can auto generate your client code for calling your API as well as client side types based on your API.

TailwindUI[3] for insanely fast front-end development work that looks good.

Render[4] makes it incredibly easy to do automated deployment and hosting with SSL for your web apps. It's an huge productivity boost over using AWS for indie development.

Disclaimer: I make a vim learning tool[1].

[1] https://vim.so

[2] https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/

[3] https://tailwindui.com/

[4] https://render.com

https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-mac-os & https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-ios & https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/sharing/my-workflow list mine

Great call on CleanShot -- I love it and use it multiple times daily.

I just started a trial on Noteplan 3 and so far am a fan -- it's got an aggregated view of tasks I take in random meetings, with link back to those meeting notes, and supports markdown. A delighter is also that it pulls in my Calendar events. This might replace Apple Notes for me.

My favorite productivity tool is unfortunately not reciprocated by my work colleagues, and that's using a reliable pair of headphones and a mic during Zoom calls. I can't believe how many people are just fine with using their Macbook speaker and microphone, which is about on par with a 1980s speakerphone.

Obsidian [1] for organizing notes of any kind, together with the book How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens.

[1] https://obsidian.md/

- Toggl for time tracking - https://toggl.com/

- pen and paper for random perishable notes that don't necessarily fit in a calendar, note app or to-do system

I use i3 window manager and have it highly configured. It has made so many things easier for me as I have setup key shortcuts to access my most used apps.

I usually keep my notes in markdown and plaintext and use tools such as grep and cat if I want to find something from my notes.

Furthermore, i force myself to use terminal for almost everything, as this allows me to find the tools I have never used and find ways to do things quickly.

Last but not least I’m still newbie to vim so I’m still learning but for text editing I use sublime and vim

Boxy for Gmail has made a world of difference for me. Having multiple gmail accounts and being able to easily access all of them in one place has been a huge change for me....

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