1. Learn a good plain text editor really well. Learn the shortcuts. Learn how to navigate text (skipping words, end/home, etc.) 2. Start using REPLs - saves a h

1. Learn a good plain text editor really well. Learn the shortcuts. Learn how to navigate text (skipping words, end/home, etc.) 2. Start using REPLs - saves a huge amount of time when trying to figure out small quips of logic. REPLs are extremely useful whether you’re an artist expert or a beginner. 3. Learn how to setup and use debugging tools. These are often a PIA to get properly working, but you’ll thank yourself later. For example I do a lot of Ruby/Rails and rspec work. Enabling byebug and leaning how to run rspec feature tests with the browser in non-headless mode can solve some really tough bugs. 4. Learn regexes (POSIX). They’re used everywhere and have pretty much identical implementations and syntax between languages; they can help you do anything from performing complex searches to parsing logs to writing your own search engines. 5. macOS: Cmd+` (backtick) lets you cycle between windows of the same application, e.g., all of your Chrome windows. This was a game changer for me. I still see a ton of people not even using alt-tab or using that awful expose crap. 6. Keeping your system “up”: Caffeine for Windows, Insomniax for macOS. One of my biggest annoyances is systems that automatically lock, sleep, or time out, wasting my time and mental energy on logging back in or waking my computer. 7. Taking more breaks and procrastinating. Yes! Procrastinating does wonders for me. Not sure why, but some of my best work is done after goofing off for hours. It’s probably counterintuitive to most of you, but surprisingly I can get more done by spending less time forcing myself to do it.