In tidying up my computer this morning to get ready for the day (i.e., procrastinating*), I realized I have a set of apps I keep open no matter what. There are ones that come and go, but I can’t really “work” without these. It changes over time, I guess, but here’s what it is right now. What’s yours?
* Still procrastinating by writing this message.
Ewwww! Chrome!
Unfortunately I can’t work from a Mac 
I know I know… sigh.
Mine seems to be pretty dynamic.
I generally always have:
)Often, but not always:
Don’t mind the unread count.
I said don’t mind it but you had to go there!
On a regular workday (if such a thing exists), I’d be surprised if these apps were not open:
Mail
Messages
Facebook Messenger
Drafts
BusyCal
Slack
Mimestream
1Password
Alfred
Day One
OmniFocus
DevonThink
Microsoft Word
Apple News.
Messenger and Apple News aren’t work-related, but they are open all the time.
As often as not:
And crucial menubar apps:
This is usually the view after I realize I need to close Slack and email if I’m going to do more than solve small problems today. Activity Monitor is the only useless one, but it’s like a security blanket.
P.S. what utilities did you all use to take the screenshot while holding cmd+tab open? I resorted to a screen shot of a screen recording.
Mine’s at 14992 at the moment, so by comparison, you’re doing just fine 
You don’t have a Mac?
That is a lovely photo.
it’s dynamic!
I have a personal Mac Mini for Photos, Plex and backup, but I can’t use it for work. Work provide me a Dell which is a good machine and Windows 10 has been solid.
So you get to take it home?
