#1. Use a Window Manager
- I use Amethyst to give specific Monitors and windows focus which was a common thing I would have to pick up my mouse for
- Hyper + ZXCV for moving Windows Around
- Hyper + ASDF to move focus
#2. Learn Text Cursor movement
- Command + Right or Left to jump to the end of the line
- Alt + Right or Left to move a word at a time
- Add shift to select the word while you’re at it
#3. Scroll with your arrow keys
- Most websites let you use up & down arrow keys
- I use Hyper + HJKL as my arrow keys so that I don’t have to leave the home row (optional)
- You can also use the Vimium Chrome Extension to do this and much more.
#4. Learn your keyboard shortcuts
- MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts
- App-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts
- Change active application with Alt + Tab
- Ctrl + Cmd + F for Full Screen
- Changing Spaces with Ctrl + Left or Right
- Make sure you know how to play/pause your music & change volume with keyboard shortcuts
- Function + Backspace functions as a forward delete key
- Cmd + Shift + 3 or 4 for Screenshots
- Close current window with Cmd + W
- Close current app with Cmd + Q
App-Specific Shortcuts
- Slack
- Command+K to find conversations
- Chrome
- Cmd + L to highlight to URL bar
- Ctrl + Tab to switch tabs
- Cmd + R to refresh the current tab
- Cmd + [ to go back and CMD + ] to go forward a page
#5. Figure out how to jump to your commonly used apps
- Use Karabiner Elements and add Launchkeys
- Use Alfred/Spotlight to help with launch random applications
Exercise
If you want to get serious about this write down or keep a mental note of every time you stop & pick up your mouse today.
Capture what you were trying to do.