While
discussing
his
daily
routine,
Tim
Cook
told
Ben
Cohen
in
this
WSJ
Magazine
interview
that
“every
day”
he
uses
“every
product.”
In
the
story,
he
mentions
using
an
iPhone,
an
Apple
Watch,
AirPods,
and
then,
for
work,
two
different
MacBooks,
an
iMac,
a
Vision
Pro,
and
an
iPad
Pro.
But
what
would
it
look
like
to
truly
use
everything
Apple
makes
every
single
day?
Imagine
using
every
variant
of
hardware
Apple
makes
in
one
day,
with
or
without
Beats.
Then,
there
are
the
accessories.
Cook
surely
uses
the
polishing
cloth,
Apple’s
most
compatible
product,
every
day,
and
probably
this
VESA
mount
for
the
Pro
Display
XDR.
You’d
need
to
use
all
of
its
services
also,
and
I
don’t
just
mean
Apple
Music,
Arcade,
and
Apple
TV
Plus.
iTunes
Match,
AppleCare
Plus,
and
Messages
via
satellite
all
count.
You
also
need
to
use
all
of
its
software,
and
there
is
so
much
of
that.
Sure,
you’ve
got
standard
iPhone
apps
like
Messages
and
Photos,
but
what
about
Clips
or
Automator?
This
is
one
big
puzzle,
but
as
a
person
who
consciously
decided
to
cut
out
a
lot
of
tech
friction
by
going
all
in
on
Apple’s
ecosystem
a
few
years
ago,
I
might
be
able
to
piece
some
of
it
together.
WSJ
Magazine
writes
that
Cook
uses
his
iPhone
first.
It’s
sitting
atop
his
nightstand
in
silent
mode
when
the
chief
executive
officer
of
Apple,
the
most
valuable
company
in
the
history
of
the
world,
reaches
for
his
device
and
starts
triaging
his
inbox.
6AM:
In
no
world
am
I
triaging
my
inbox
first
thing.
But
I
wake
up
with
my
iPhone
15
Pro’s
alarm,
at
least
for
now.
I
tap
snooze
on
my
Apple
Watch
a
few
times
before
selecting
stop
to
trigger
an
Apple
Shortcuts
automation
and
turn
on
the
light
through
Apple
Home
while
Apple
Music
plays
music
on
two
HomePod
Minis
in
the
kitchen.
I
get
coffee,
let
the
dogs
out,
then
scroll
social
media
and
check
overnight
notifications
on
my
iPhone.
With
the
iOS
18.1
beta
on
my
phone,
those
are
often
summarized
by
Apple
Intelligence,
which
is
sometimes
helpful.
Cook
tells
Cohen
he
relies
on
these
and
that
the
feature
“changed”
his
life.
They
haven’t
changed
mine,
but
sometimes
they
give
me
a
good
chuckle.
Current
count:
Three
devices,
three
apps,
and
one
service.
And
I’m
not
even
awake
yet.
This
is
terrible.
7AM:
Work
starts.
I
press
the
fingerprint
sensor
on
my
Magic
Keyboard
to
unlock
my
Mac
Studio.
I
use
an
old
iPhone
13
Pro
Max
as
a
webcam
mounted
on
a
magnetic
Belkin
mount
and
an
AirPods
Max
headset
that’s
sometimes
plugged
in
with
Apple’s
Lightning-to-3.5mm
audio
jack
cable.
I
use
the
Notes
app
on
an
iPad
Pro
with
an
Apple
Pencil.
I
use
an
old
iMac
G4
as
a
third
monitor
just
because.
I
mostly
use
a
Logitech
MX
Master
3
but
sometimes
switch
to
a
Magic
Mouse
or
Magic
Trackpad
for
funsies.
Also,
my
Apple
Watch
goes
on
its
charger
at
some
point
in
the
morning.
Cook
reports
using
a
MacBook
Air,
MacBook
Pro,
and
iMac
while
at
the
office.
I’m
not
doing
quite
that,
but
it
might
not
be
so
outlandish.
You
can
use
a
laptop
as
a
second
display
over
AirPlay,
and
if
you
don’t
want
to
move
one
of
your
MacBooks
around,
having
another
—
the
lightweight
Air,
perhaps
—
would
be
handy.
Software-wise,
on
my
Mac,
I’m
in
Safari,
QuickTime,
iMovie,
Mail,
and
Messages,
with
occasional
dips
into
Logic
Pro
or
GarageBand.
Other
Apple
apps
I
might
use
in
a
day
include
Apple
News
(with
Apple
News
Plus),
Camera,
FaceTime,
Photos,
Calculator,
Calendar,
Stickies,
TextEdit,
the
App
Store,
Settings,
Terminal,
and
Activity
Monitor.
Numbers
and
Keynote,
unfortunately,
are
not
on
the
menu.
Current
count:
Eight
devices,
three
services,
22
apps,
and
six
accessories.
12PM-ish:
Lunchtime.
I
get
on
my
MacBook
Air
to
do
personal
stuff
—
taking
care
of
bills
or
what
have
you,
which
could
involve
checking
my
Apple
Card
savings
account.
I
might
pop
my
Vision
Pro
on
to
play
Synth
Riders,
which
helps
to
loosen
my
shoulders
and
neck.
Rarely,
I’ll
use
Fitness
Plus,
which
I
have
through
my
Apple
One
subscription,
to
do
a
workout.
I’d
bet
Cook
has
done
all
the
HIIT
workouts
with
Bakari.
I’m
more
into
a
gentle
core
workout
with
Kyle,
because
he’s
a
sweetie.
Time
to
top
up.Photo:
Wes
Davis
/
The
Verge
1PM-ish
to
5PM:
Back
at
work.
At
this
point
in
the
day,
my
iPhone
15
Pro
probably
needs
a
top-up,
so
it
goes
on
my
MagSafe
puck.
Current
count:
10
devices,
seven
services,
24
apps,
and
eight
accessories.
5PM:
Finished
working,
I
switch
to
family
mode.
That
often
means
cooking
from
recipes
on
my
iPad
Pro,
listening
to
music
or
Apple
Podcasts
on
my
AirPods
Pro,
setting
timers
on
my
Apple
Watch
or
HomePod
Minis,
and
possibly
troubleshooting
something
on
my
partner’s
iMac.
Family
movie
night
happens
via
Apple
TV
Plus
on
an
Apple
TV
4K
that
pipes
audio
to
a
pair
of
full-size
HomePods.
9PM:
After
my
child
is
in
bed,
I
wind
down
with
video
games
or
some
TV,
sometimes
involving
the
Vision
Pro
and
Apple
TV
Plus.
I
plop
down
on
a
couch
for
that,
as
pictured
by
Tim:
“I’ve
always
viewed
having
to
sit
in
a
certain
place
in
your
living
room
as
really
constrained,”
he
says.
He
prefers
to
lie
flat
on
the
couch,
project Ted
Lasso and The
Morning
Show on
the
ceiling
and
stare
into
the
Vision
Pro.
“It’s
a
lot
more
pleasant
way
to
watch
something
than
to
sit
like
a
statue
in
front
of
a
TV,”
he
insists.
Unlike
Tim,
I’m
not
lying
flat
like
a
techno-Dracula
with
a
heavy
VR
headset
pressing
into
my
face.
Instead,
I’m
slouching
against
the
arm
of
my
couch,
probably
wondering
why
my
back
hurts.
I
am
also
a
rumpled
pile
on
the
couch
when
I
turn
on
my
Apple
TV
after
the
Vision
Pro
runs
out
of
battery.
10PM
to
12AM:
I
go
to
bed,
putting
in
a
third
pair
of
AirPods
—
my
original
first-gen
set
—
to
play
a
game
on
a
Nintendo
Switch.
Final
count:
15
devices,
nine
services,
26
apps,
and
eight
accessories.
Describing
all
of
that
made
me
feel
like
I’ve
stared
into
the
abyss
only
to
find
it
staring
back
at
me.
But
it
still
leaves
out
countless
other
Apple
apps,
non-Pro
iPads,
the
iMac,
and
the
Mac
Pro.
How
would
someone,
even
the
CEO
of
Apple,
fit
those
in?
Maybe
you
could
slot
in
the
iPad
Mini
in
lieu
of
an
e-reader
and
a
standard
iPad
as
a
wall-mounted
smart
home
controller
with
a
nearby
Apple
Pencil
with
USB-C
for
jotting
quick
notes.
An
iPad
Air
could
be
an
around-the-house
iPad,
while
the
iPad
Pro
serves
dedicated,
non-Mac
productivity
purposes
(with
a
Magic
Keyboard,
naturally).
A
Mac
Mini
is
around
for
serving
Plex.
The
Mac
Pro,
though?
I’m
struggling
to
imagine
any
use
for
it
for
anyone
who
isn’t
using
it
for
high-end
professional
work
here.
Then
again,
I
do
need
a
cheese
grater
from
time
to
time.
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