This. Know your tools. Try other tools even if you finally decide to keep what you are used to. But you should master any software (including your OS), any prog

This. Know your tools. Try other tools even if you finally decide to keep what you are used to. But you should master any software (including your OS), any programming language, any keystroke of actions that you use everyday. By mastering I mean, not knowing everything, but knowing more than you knew yesterday. A pretty underrated hint about learning keystrokes : _print Cheat Sheets_ (they are available in pdf for most tools) and keep them somewhere on your desk. You will discover tons of cools tricks while waiting for things.