For years, I was trapped in a cycle of ambitious beginnings and disappointing endings. My GitHub repository had become a digital graveyard of half-completed projects—enthusiastic starts abandoned at the first sign of a significant challenge. But over the past few months, something remarkable has happened: I’m actually finishing what I start, and the catalyst wasn’t a new productivity system or time management technique. It was AI. A Little Background Before diving into my productivity transformation, it helps to understand where I’m coming from.

Over the past few months, I’ve been on a journey to find the perfect code editor that balances excellent developer experience with the productivity boost of AI assistance. This exploration came after I had already spent almost two years using VS Code, which I adopted after ditching Emacs and Neovim in search of a more modern editing experience. My latest search led me through several modern editors, primarily those in the VSCodium family, with some interesting detours along the way.