These are my general recommendations. Some of the things might not be my first choice but they should work for almost everyone.

Digital

• For writing: obsidian
• For managing and citing PDFs or websites: zotero
• For presentations: pitch
• For reading RSS feeds: netnewswire
• For starting a blog: hugo
• For buying a domain: namecheap
• For downloading torrents: qbittorrent

Physical

• Computer: Macbook Air 2022
  • Minimum 16 GB ram
  • Minimum 512 GB storage
• Computer (Second-hand): Macbook Pro 14 inch (2020)
  • Base model is more than enough for most people
• iPad: iPad Air 256GB
• Wallet: OneTigris Zippered Wallet
• Pen, for most use cases: BIC Cristal
• Pen, if you fly a lot: Fisher Space Pen