Recommendations
Giving a shout-out to some stuff that I love and that I want more people to know about!
Tech
Apps
- Unread: beautiful add-free RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Arc browser: a web browser with the UI I was looking for to stay focused and organized on the internet (though it is Chrome-based)
- Unhook: Chrome extension that removes YouTube recommended and shorts
- Minimal LinkedIn: a Chrome extension that blocks the cluttery content
- Obsidian: a simple, infinitely customizable Markdown-based text editor
- Warp: a terminal with block-based UI for commands; it just makes sense!
- Todoist: a to-do app that has helped me stay organized since I was in high school
- TIDAL: a music streaming app with a much simpler and cleaner UI than others, supposedly pays the artists more per stream(?)
- Spark Email: email client with a UI I just love
- Signal: simple, cross-platform, privacy-focused messaging and calling
- Proton Pass: a beautiful password manager by the Swiss privacy-focused company
- Maccy: a very handy clipboard manager for Mac
- Marginalia: an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content
Health
- Lunette menstrual cup: super soft and comfy for both lounging and exercising, chemical-free medical-grade silicone, never have to buy pads/tampons, only have to empty it every 8 hours, cost-effective and eco-friendly in the long run (saves over $100/year by not buying disposable products and I’ve had mine since 2017!)
- Thinx period underwear: also super soft and comfy, cost-effective and eco-friendly in the long run, a reasonable amount of absorption capacity, a nice backup for when I don’t have my menstrual cup handy or an alternative on light days
Books
- Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell (quotes I like)
- How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell (quotes I like)
- Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino (quotes I like)
Career