Your terminal is your primary workspace—optimize it. Alias for common commands (git status → gs), enable completion for your shell, and use a modern prompt (Starship is fast, informative).
Navigation: fasd or z for quick directory jumping. Search with fzf for files, commands, git branches. History: reverse-i-search (Ctrl+R) is your friend. Configure your .zshrc or equivalent—dotfile management helps.
Tools: tmux for persistent sessions, parallel task runners (watch, xargs -P), and fuzzy finders. Scripts: automate repetitive tasks—this is where time savings compound.