My Gear

These are the things I carry with me on a daily basis and love to use. It changes over time, so check back once in a while.

The Bag

  • REI 18L backpack – a few years old now but solid. Small, lightweight, great for daily use.
  • Gossamer Gear Vagabond Jet – got this recently for traveling. Love it.

What’s in my bag

  • Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 – I’ve always had issues with wireless buds, these are the best I’ve ever had in terms of fit and comfort. Added 3rd party tips by CURVD to make them that much better.
  • Google wired headphones – They’re simple and they just work. Love them for calls while on the go, don’t have to worry about batteries or other issues.
  • Midori Traveler’s Notebook is great for keeping notes, doodles, and random loose notes. I sometimes make my own paper inserts but otherwise buy them from Midori on Amazon or custom inserts from Etsy.
  • Preppy Fountain Pen – just fun to write with. Swapped in some permanent ink.
  • Uni-Ball gel pens are great – super smooth, long lasting, and just nice to write with.
  • Boox Go Color 7 Gen 2 – Recently added this and it’s looking like I’m going to switch from my Kindle to this full time. Great being able to use some note taking apps like Readwise, Reader, take notes with a stylus, and read many types of files.
  • Acer Chromebook – super long lasting battery, boots up in about 5 seconds, handles 90% of what I need to do at any given time.

My Tech Stack

  • Readwise – specifically, the Reader app. My read-it-later app, highlighter, collector, and go to for all things reading and sharing with other apps.
  • ClickUp – what I use for managing projects and my team(s) for the past several years. I also use it for personal reminders and tasks. Flexible.
  • Google Calendar – hasn’t been beat yet. Simple and everything works with it.
  • Notion – I use this for databases and more multimedia based processes and random creations.
  • Roam Research – this is where my highlights from Readwise go, where my daily review takes place, and where I write and take notes from everywhere else.
  • Claude – Both the web based and Claude Code CLI setups have been my go-to recently after using all of the major LLM AI models for the past year or so.