On my work laptop I will typically have around three workspaces (everything about a given task/goal in one space), with around three Safari windows open in each

On my work laptop I will typically have around three workspaces (everything about a given task/goal in one space), with around three Safari windows open in each, each with 1-6 tabs and a couple of Inspector sheets; some Finder windows thrown in here and there, a couple of Terminal windows per space (some with split screens or multiple splits open in vim), some Vico windows here and there. iChat, Skype, iTunes, Mail and Things follow me around when I move spaces -- they stay hidden most of the time. I will mostly move around with swipes between spaces, Cmd-Tab between three of the most recent apps, and Cmd-` between a given app's windows (or ^W^W from split to split in Vico). When a window is more than a couple of strokes away I'll tile all of the apps windows, or right-click it in the Dock to choose a window from a menu. When an app is more than a couple of keystrokes away I'll summon Spotlight and just move to it by name (or hold Cmd-Tab and trackpad over it). Thanks to the SSD I don't ever have to wait, or stop to think what to do next. I wouldn't call this ideal, but I will call the above _the_minimal_ viable windowing environment control scheme, for what I'm after. How is it that you're so at peace with that glitchy simpleton? (Or am I over-doing it?) (edit) formatting