... research-heavy work: NotebookLM turning a pile of papers/PDFs into something I can actually query and reason over Claude thinking partner for drafting and structuring arguments Zotero reference wrangling, the unglamorous backbone Obsidian where notes actually live long-term Readwise so highlights don't die inside the PDF Funny how the theme here is "tools that work alongside you." For me the friction is always the glue between them I lose half my time moving context from one tool ... ... development, infrastructure, security, and automation: 1. Claude Code: for exploring large codebases, reviewing architecture, debugging difficult issues, and automating repetitive engineering work. 2. Cloudflare: for DNS, application security, traffic protection, caching, and managing services at the edge. 3. VS