Recommendations

Here is a collection of semi-random things I sometimes recommend for people. Some of these things are pretty standard, some are potentially useful or unique, some might not be helpful for you or what you need. Either way, hope you enjoy!

Exercise

• Shokz OpenRun Headphones

• Zero drop running shoes (favourite brands: Altra and Topo Athletic)

• FlipBelt

• Garmin running watch

Music

• Ocean Wide Canyon Deep - Jacob Collier ft. Maro (Mahogany Session)

• Home - Hamzaa (Mahogany Sessions)

• My Mind - Yebba

• Ultralight Beam - Sunday Service Choir

• Velours - Anomalie

• Music  - Cornelius

• Georgia - Emily King

• Heart at Midnight - Cory Henry & Yoran Vroom

Books

• The Anthropocene Reviewed (audiobook) - John Green

• Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb

• The Ride of a Lifetime - Robert Iger

• The Precipice - Toby Ord

Podcasts

• Cautionary Tales - Tim Harfod

• Acquired

• This American Life

• 80,000 Hours

YouTube

• Beau Miles

• Xyla Foxlin

• SciShow & Crash Course

• Economics Explained 

Software

• Chrome extensions

  • BlockSite to help you focus 

  • Loom to record your face and screen 

  • Wikiwand to improve Wikipedia’s format

  • OneTab to easily save tabs

  • An ad blocker

• macOS

  • Flow for pomodoros

  • CopyClip for storing your clipboard

  • Rectangle to snap windows to where you want them

• Other 

  • Airtable for database management 

  • textexpander for shortcuts for things you regularly type

  • Asana for task management 

  • Notion for a multi-purpose database, document, and collaboration tool 

  • Slack for collaboration 

  • Password manager and 2-factor authentication for cybersecurity

  • VPN

Hardware

• Logitech ERGO K860 Wireless Split Keyboard

• Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse

• Logitech StreamCam

• Anker 737 Power Bank

• Anker 737 Charger

• Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones

Let me know of any other cool stuff I should learn about, or anything else, via the form below!