🛠 Tools & Tech

Phone

My daily driver is the iPhone 13 Pro. I’ve been an iPhone guy since 2015. Because I’m so entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, it’s unlikely that I’ll ever switch away from iPhone unless there’s a new Android that’s so compelling that it’s worth leaving behind the synergy between devices (iMessage, Airdrop, Apple TV integration, and a dozen other things).

Notebook & Pen

Despite being a proponent of mostly digital apps, I do regularly use my favourite notebook, the Leuchterm 1917 along with the Uniball Air (and Uniball Air Micro ) , to jot down various thoughts and to-do lists. As it so happens, I have two videos where I talk more in-depth about why this pen and notebook are so amazing. Part of it has to do with delight, an idea that stands behind many of my purchases.

Keyboard

One of the questions I often get asked is “what keyboard do you use?”. I used to use the IQUnix F96 Coral. But these days, I use the Lightmode keyboard that I designed myself. The keyboard is super nice to type on and pretty compact, so it travels with me virtually anywhere I go. The typing experience is incredible, it’s genuinely the nicest keyboard I’ve used (and I beat my typing speed record with this). You can learn more about it here.

Notion

Notion is the app I use most to manage my life, studies, business and YouTube channel. I love Notion, and I’d definitely recommend you sign up yourself (the simplest version is free).

Rather than going on about it, here is a list of videos on how I use this wonderfully versatile app. If there’s one app that carries the most functionality for me, it would be this one.

Audible

If I could only ever have one subscription in my life, it would be Audible. It’s life-changing, like the AirPods and Kindle. Good job Amazon for taking 2/3 of my life-changing recommendations.

I discovered Audible in 2017. As of 2020, I’ve listened to over 25 days of Audiobooks. I mostly listen to fantasy books when driving and at the gym, although I occasionally dabble in non-fiction too (although the difficulty of taking notes while listening to audiobooks is a constant source of irritation in my otherwise tranquil existence).

Evernote

I use this to store all manners of receipts, company documents and other items that would otherwise be stored in a filing cabinet. The search functionality is the best part about this app – it’s able to search using character recognition. Very handy.