Productivity Tech - In & Out
Out
Emacs & Org Mode
Emacs (Doom Emacs) was my main IDE for the better part of this year, however, I ran into some issues with lsp-server and linting across different projects in my day job. In order to keep things moving, I switched back to VS Code just to be in line with the rest of the team.
After a while, I realized the only thing keeping me on Emacs was Org Mode. Even though I pretty much ran my life on Org Mode for a whole year prior to this, the lack of iOS support and sync issues had me exploring other options.
Overall, I could see the potential and appeal of Emacs but I had no interest in really diving into the vast plugins and configuration options.
In
Neovim w/ LazyVim
Two things I love:
VS Code has plenty of keyboard shortcuts but the default mappings fall short of what Emacs and Neovim are capable of. LazyVim provides useful default plugins and an easy way to customize your configuration to fit your needs.
Obsidian
I'm pretty familiar with Obsidian already so it was a sensible option to replace my org files. Bases in Obsidian was a much needed improvement and Obsidian Sync is much more fluid across all my device compared to syncing my org files with Syncthing.
Tick Tick
Tick Tick is a generic task manager with a ton of features although the free tier is plenty for my needs. I like how this one has support for recurring habits and streaks. Supports Androids, iOS, web.