My Productivity Stack
I’ve tried a lot of productivity tools over the years. A lot come and go, but some have really stuck; not because they’re perfect, but because they’ve made things easier with minimal friction. Here’s a what I’ve been using lately.
For the past two years, I’ve been using Arc Browser. It's beautifully designed and built for power users. What I love most is how it stays out of your way while quietly adding features that after using them I can't go back. Things like vertical tabs, folder grouping, live GitHub folders, separate spaces for work and personal tabs. Features that seem simple but completely change how I work and interact with a browser.
For notes and planning, I use Notion. Again beautifully designed and built for planners and writing freaks like myself. I actually used Notion as a CMS solution for this website.
For interviews and technical prep, here are a few solid free resources I’ve used over the years. InterviewGuide.dev is a good place to start if you’re not sure how to structure your prep. There’s also a free version of Cracking the Coding Interview here, a classic, and still very relevant. Neetcode 150, just do it. And Pramp is great for mock interviews and has a free trial.
I use Figma whenever designing ideas. It’s pretty easy to use and free for students. When I need visual inspiration, I doom scroll through Dribbble.