The Workflow Debate: Are We All Doing Too Much?

From Linkarzu Podcast | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more. by Linkarzu

October 17, 2025 · 2h 28m · Season 1 · Episode 34

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of modern workflows and tool usage in computing.

We talk about how we work and if we make things harder than they should be. We ask if using many tools, monitors, and configs really helps or just makes life more complex. We talk about macOS, Linux, Omarchy, Nix, and window managers. Everyone shares how they set up their system and what they think is best. It is a long talk with many ideas, jokes, and real thoughts about how people use computers today. Link to the video: https://youtu.be/uA8lWjEWEmY What's the best way to support me? https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough Timeline: 00:00:00 - Highlights 00:02:32 - Do we over engineer our workflow, should we be like René Rebe? 00:07:42 - Vimothée joined us, so we're not alone 00:09:29 - Topics we're covering 00:10:28 - Who is @tony-btw 00:11:36 - Who is @henrymisc 00:13:50 - Single or multiple monitors? 00:19:03 - ThePrimeagen workflow 00:20:31 - Are ultrawide monitors a waste of money and time? 00:26:21 - Demo how I use spaces in macOS 00:28:07 - Demo tony space configuration 00:29:42 - Why not multiple apps on the screen so you can be a 10X dev? 00:30:23 - The web development lie, you need tiles or multiple monitors 00:30:48…

People in this episode

Host: Linkarzu

Guest: Vimothée

Topics covered

workflow
productivity
macOS
Linux
monitor setup
window management
tool usage

Keywords

workflow
macOS
Linux
monitors
productivity
window managers
Omarchy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Omarchy, Nix, macOS, Linux, window managers