The tools I use daily and why I chose them.
Communication & Scheduling
| Tool | Purpose | Why |
|---|
| Spark | Email | Smart inbox, snooze, send later — handles high email volume without losing track |
| Notion Calendar | Calendar | Clean interface, tight Notion integration, makes time-blocking frictionless |
Terminal & Shell
| Tool | Purpose | Why |
|---|
| Warp | Terminal | AI-assisted, block-based output, modern UX without sacrificing power |
| Zsh | Shell | Extensive plugin ecosystem, better autocompletion and scripting than bash |
| Mosh | Remote shell | Survives network changes and high latency — SSH that doesn’t drop |
Productivity
| Tool | Purpose | Why |
|---|
| Raycast | Launcher | Replaces Spotlight with scriptable commands, snippets, clipboard history, window management |
| Claude Code | AI coding | CLI-native AI assistant — reads, writes, and reasons about code in context |
| Dia | Browser | AI-native browsing with built-in assistance |