These are the dotfiles for my mac (and eventually other systems).
- Most things should be ephemeral. Don't leave open lots of windows. Don't leave open lots of browser tabs.
- Archive and persistently record things into Obsidian to restore work when relevant in the future.
- Make things work nicely for 1 single monitor on a laptop. This makes it easier to move and work wherever you have your laptopt, you don't need a second monitor as a "crutch".
- (Nothing against second monitors, but I've found that I sometimes resist working while travelling when I depend on a second monitor too much)
- Don't go crazy with complex workflows/window managers. Things should be simple and easy to pick up. There aren't hundreds of complex hotkeys you need to memorize in order to do basic things.
- Easy setup. Automate as much as possible in the setup with a few commands (including things like updating mac system settings where possible).
- This isn't possible for everything, but the manual steps will be recorded.
- Aerospace
- Tiling Window Manager
- I really like their concept of "virtual workspaces". It makes switching between them instant, unlike the normal mac workspaces.
- I don't really use the tiling mode at all. I use it to automatically maximize windows and easily switch between common apps with hotkeys.
alt-enter→ Terminal (WezTerm)alt-e→ Editor (VSCode)alt-a→ Arc (Browser)alt-m→ Mail (Superhuman)alt-o→ Obsidian (Notes)
- Ice
- Menu bar management tool.
- Helps clean up the top menu bar and add some basic styling. Has some quirks, but generally works well and is actively maintained.
- JankyBorders
- Adds borders to windows.
- Mostly a styling thing, but can also highlight the focused window.
- Alfred
- Arc
- Set up workspaces and profiles to keep things organized and have separate spaces for different working modes.
- Obsidian
- An extremely powerful note-taking tool.
Contributions are welcome, for more info see: CONTRIBUTING.md.