Your roadmap from Windows complexity to Apple simplicity.
Transition Progress
Phase: Muscle Memory
Windows is built on choice (many ways to do one thing). macOS is built on intent (one elegant way to do everything). The first 48 hours will feel like writing with your non-dominant hand. This is normal.
"Customize everything."
"It just works."
The Finder icon (the happy face) is your File Explorer. But there's a catch: Mac doesn't care about "C: Drives."
Highlight any file and hit Spacebar. It previews images, PDFs, and videos instantly without opening an app.
Color-code files across different folders to group projects together logically.