/USES

The stuff I actually use.

Updated occasionally. No affiliate links unless noted. Inspired by the /uses movement.

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Daily Carry

  • MacBook Pro 16" M3 Max โ€” The only computer I need.
  • iPhone 15 Pro โ€” For thinking-in-transit voice memos.
  • AirPods Pro 2 โ€” Noise cancellation is focus infrastructure.
  • Leuchtturm1917 A5 dotted โ€” Analog backup for everything.
  • Lamy Safari โ€” Fountain pen. Non-negotiable.

Desk Setup

  • LG 27" 4K UltraFine โ€” Eyes appreciate it.
  • Keychron Q1 Pro โ€” Mechanical keyboard. Brown switches.
  • Logitech MX Master 3 โ€” Mouse precision matters more than people admit.
  • Elgato Key Light โ€” For video calls that don't look like a hostage situation.
  • Standfloor standing desk โ€” Polish brand. Good quality.

Software

  • Grasperly โ€” My own product. For knowledge management.
  • Linear โ€” Issue tracking. The only tool that survived every company.
  • Notion โ€” Docs and wikis, though Grasperly is replacing this.
  • Cursor โ€” AI-assisted IDE. Genuinely changed how I code.
  • Arc Browser โ€” The browser I didn't know I needed.
  • Raycast โ€” Launcher + clipboard + snippets.
  • Cleanshot X โ€” Screenshots and screen recordings.
  • Bear โ€” Writing drafts.

Reading

Full reading list at /library/reading-list

  • Zero to One โ€” Peter Thiel
  • The Innovator's Dilemma โ€” Clayton Christensen
  • High Output Management โ€” Andy Grove
  • Poor Charlie's Almanack โ€” Charlie Munger
  • The Art of Doing Science and Engineering โ€” Richard Hamming

Travel Kit

  • Rimowa Cabin โ€” Fifteen years. Still rolling.
  • Bose QC45 โ€” Long flights only.
  • Anker 65W USB-C charger โ€” One brick for everything.
  • Kindle Paperwhite โ€” Books in 200g.

This page was inspired by uses.tech. If you have a /uses page, I'd love to see it.