Uses
What’s on the desk.
Hardware, software, and habits. Updated when something actually changes — which is less often than you might think.
Hardware
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M-series)
- primary machine
- External 4K display
- Mechanical keyboard
- iPhone
- Samsung Android
- for East African market testing
Software — daily
- VS Code with vim bindings
- iTerm2 + zsh
- Notion
- personal operating system
- Linear
- Figma
- 1Password
Software — building
- TypeScript
- React + Next.js
- React Native
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Vercel
- GitHub Actions
Writing & thinking
- iA Writer
- long-form prose
- Field notebook + pen
- most real thinking happens here first
- Readwise
Creating
- CapCut
- video editing
- Figma
- design
- Camera
- cinematic content for YouTube
Habits
- Morning quiet hour
- 05:00
- Weekly review
- Friday afternoons
- Quarterly planning
- a single three-page document