Casey J Robinson nt76022

Summary

I was getting into trying tmux again. Previously, I tried it without any configuration and without a split keyboard. Now I have a tmux + vim workflow.

Since I am a system administrator, I can’t change the main keybindings of tmux. Even so, it works well for me with a split keyboard because I follow a lot of the Primeagen workflow ideas.

In the past, I would just open another terminal window. That worked, but it was not efficient because I wood take my hands of the keyboard to hover the mouse over the window. In this post, I’ll go through the applications I use and how my workflow fits together.

Why

To remove friction from my daily workflow, to never waste time searching, and to have my environment anticipate my needs.
My desktop is not a playground of floating windows or clutter like Microsoft Windows — it is a streamlined system that has grown over years of refining, testing, and learning from others.

Core Principles

1. Never Search For Anything

• Every app has a home.
• I keep at least three essentials open at all times:
  1. Terminal → to destroy and rebuild my system as needed.
  2. Web Browser → to consume, test, and overload my memory.
  3. Notes App → to capture thoughts, configs, and system insights.
• These live in workspaces 1–3 in Hyprland. No digging. No hunting. Always there.

Philosophy: If it’s important, it already has a place. I’m not “finding” — I’m jumping.