What essential productivity tools have I relied on in the past year?

I hope these tools can also help improve your efficiency.

As I reflect on 2023, a year of mixed emotions, many friends have shared their year-end reflections. I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to several productivity apps that I frequently used throughout the year, which form my personal 2023 year-end roundup.

I regularly use a wide array of applications, in line with Zhang Yuxin’s philosophy (advocate of smart software use) — “light use of powerful tools”. After much distillation and refinement, I’ll focus on three specific areas and their key applications, namely, video editing, content management, and information retrieval.

Video Editing

If you visit my Bilibili homepage, you’ll come across a variety of videos that I’ve created previously.

You might see that I’ve used AI to create these video covers, but we’re not focusing on AI drawing today (since it’s been covered in several past issues 😂). After completing the recording, the next step is video editing. Editing a lengthy video often involves a significant amount of time to resolve…