Uses
Below is a list of all the stuff I use regularly. No affiliate links. Last updated 2026-07-18.
Software
Notes
- Obsidian - personal notes and task management
- OneNote - work notes that need to be shared
- Google Keep - quick shared notes with my wife
Consuming Info
- Readwise - review book highlights/notes, sync to Obsidian
- Readwise Reader - save articles and videos and consume RSS feeds
- Spotify
- Snipd - Save snippets of podcasts
Administrative
- Gmail - personal email
- Google Calendar - personal calendar
- Outlook - work email/calendar
Miscellaneous
- Google Photos
- micro.blog - hosting for my blog and discovery of other blogs
- vscode - code editor
Hardware
Computing
- 14-inch M2 Mackbook Pro - laptop
- iPhone SE 3 (red) - phone
- Coros Pace 4 - fitness watch
Sound
- JLab Jbuds Go Air Sport - earbuds
- Soundcore Space One - headphones / work headset
Entertainment
Accessories
- Logitech MX Master 2S - mouse
- Royal Kludge RK61 Bluetooth - keyboard
Every Day Carry
Wallet
Journal
- Field Notes - currently going through the national parks edition
- Zebra Sarasa Clip 3C - multi-pen
- Uni Kuru Toga 0.5 - mechanical pencil, for when I’m feeling more pencil-y. Not currently carrying this.
Keys
Hardware
Wedding Band
Journaling
Journals
- Bullet Journal Edition 2 - quarterly, monthly, and weekly planning and capture
- Field Notes - quick daily notes and todos. capturing quotes from my kids or elsewhere.
- Aqua Notes - shower thoughts
Writing
- Lamy Safari - Fine - my main pen for bullet journaling. Currently inked with Sailor Sei-boku
- Pilot Precise V5 RT - my go-to “cheap” pen.
- Zebra Sarasa Clip 3C - multi-pen
- Uni Kuru Toga - mechanical pencil
Miscellaneous
- 2024 Kia Carnival - family van for a family man
- 2019 Chevy Cruze - the good gas mileage option