getting a new Mac up and running

Things I do when I get a new Mac, more or less in order:

install Homebrew

use Homebrew to install pandoc

install BBedit

install MacTex

type this into the terminal: defaults write com.barebones.bbedit FullScreenWindowsHogScreen -bool NO

type this into the terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock single-app -bool true (followed by killall Dock)

enable Night Shift

install TextExpander

install Alfred

install Hazeover

install Hazel

Everything else can wait; once I have the above in place — plus of course syncing all my existing TextExpander snippets — I can do almost everything I really need to do on a computer, with maximum focus and speed.