Adapting macOS for Keyboard-First Productivity: A Linux User's Workflow with Aerospace and tmux
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Summary
The article describes the author's journey from using Arch Linux for eight years to adapting to macOS for work, focusing on creating a keyboard-first workflow that minimizes friction and allows for a flow state. The author shares specific tools and configurations including Aerospace for window management, tmux for terminal multiplexing, and various keyboard shortcuts to make macOS more efficient and bearable for someone accustomed to Linux customization.
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· 4 pulledIdeally, a computer system should feel like an extension of your body. When you pick up a cup of coffee, you don't consciously think, 'I need to engage my bicep, extend my forearm, and grasp with my fingers.' You just think 'drink coffee,' and your body complies.
I've spent the better part of eight years on various flavors of Arch Linux, and over that time I settled into a local minimum: a system configuration where I can enter a flow state, forget I'm using a computer at all, and just focus on the work. The machine disappears.
Recently, I started using macOS (my workplace issued me...)
my workflow on macos with aerospace, tmux, and keyboard-first navigation.
my workflow on macos with aerospace, tmux, and keyboard-first navigation.
