I have a high bar for products I use daily. Here are some products I researched deeply before buying and have first hand confirmed are great. Feel free to reach out if you want explanations for why any of these are as great as I claim.

Last updated: 5th September 2025

Software

Obsidian. Nice interface for writing locally hosted markdown notes.

Arc Browser. Chrome on steroids.

Raycast. Spotlight on steroids. Navigate your mac faster.

Cursor. VSCode on steroids.

Todoist. Powerful personal task management. Here is a blog post about my to-do system.

Instapaper. Read links later, and then catalogue them for future reference.

Remapped caps lock. Navigate your mac even faster.

Alt Tab. Windows style alt-tab for mac.

Bitwarden. Password manager.

Claude 4.0 Sonnet. Current preferred general purpose LLM.

Cronometer. Nutrition logging.

Superwhisper. AI powered speech to text. Mostly for fast prompting of language models.

Tech

Mac Pro. Do I even need to explain this one?

Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones. Wireless noise cancelling headphones.

Hollyland LARK M2S. Discrete wireless microphone (for superwhispering/recording yourself talk).

CalDigit Element5 Thunderbolt Hub. Many peripherals. One cable.

Oura Ring Gen 3. Sleep tracking.

Garmin Forerunner 165 Music. Entry level running watch.

TaoTronics AP003 Air Purifier. The best affordable air purifier money... could buy in mid 2024. Unfortunately discontinued. Better air quality is the easiest way to not die.

Clothing

Runderwear Merino Wool Boxers. Extremely comfy underwear that doesn't budge.

Darn Tough 1466 Hiking Socks. Plush merino wool socks. Lifetime warranty.

Uniqlo. Great default clothes shop.

Barefoot shoes. Personal taste, but I'm a huge fan.

Other physical stuff

Varier Plus. Nice chair if, like me, you can't sit still.

North Face Surge Backpack. Obscenely well thought through backpack.

Bellroy Card Sleeve. Minimalist wallet.

Hydroflask. Hydration.

NiteIze S-biner. Carry more things.

CeraVe Cleanser. Skincare matters.

Loop Quiet 2. Reusable ear plugs.

Manta Sleep Mask. Darkness without the eye pressure.

Doorframe Pullup Bar. Easy to remove, sturdy, doesn't damage your doorframe, and elevates the bar a bit.

Hooks. Things should have places. This reduces clutter and saves you time when finding them. Having that place be on your wall is an efficient use of space. I use these and this but the exact brand is not important.

Not products

Duplicates of things you use often. Okay, not an item. Owning multiple of the same item (e.g. laptop chargers, water bottles, etc) means not having to remember to take things with you (e.g. from your home to office).