Spotlight search is one of the only patterns I really took away from using a mac for work. I even mapped Super (win key) + Space to the application finder in X

Spotlight search is one of the only patterns I really took away from using a mac for work. I even mapped Super (win key) + Space to the application finder in XFCE. It's just muscle memory at this point, just like the vim keybindings. And, really, any excuse to use the mouse less is a win.