Some tools I started using because they gave the least friction.
Google Tasks
Its simple, you can create multiple lists and view all tasks together as shown above. And the best thing (which I haven’t used much honestly) is that you can link tasks to your calendar and Google will keep reminding you that you have something to do. No need to get premium subscription apps like Todoist.
VS Code
I really love VS Code as you can use this for anything. I use it for
- Web Dev using Frameworks like Next.js, SvelteKit
- Data Science using R and Python
- Can actually replace R studio
- Has a very cool “Jupyter” notebook like experience
- Has additional extensions like Data Wrangler
We can also use multiple profile s in VS Code to have a different experience while working with different kinds of projects. Helps you create a separate visual mental space while doing some task (I won’t think the same while doing web development and data science).
Zotero
I got fed up of downloading the same pdf again and again and storing it in different places in my system just because “I forgot”.
So, Zotero helped me come out of this plight. Now, whenever I have a copy of a book, I have only one copy of that book. And all the annotations I make to the pdf document, stay forever, synced and backed up in my private cloud.
There is so much you can do with this seemingly simple tool.
Gemini and NotebookLM
Let’s be honest, AI has gotten better. Its about time that we start making good use of it to improve our learning, rather than fearing that one day it might replace us. So, I use Gemini and NotebookLM to learn concepts faster.
Fact checking should be done. This goes without saying. You shouldn’t present irrelevant data anywhere.
That’s all folks.