Nicer diffs (courtesy of Mo Zhou at Debian) and fewer keystrokes for maximum productivity:
[core]
# $ cd /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/
# $ sudo make
# $ cp diff-highlight ~/.local/bin/
pager = ~/.local/bin/diff-highlight | less --tabs=4 -RFX
[alias]
a = add
aa = add --all
ch = checkout
chb = checkout -b
c = commit
cm = commit -m
d = diff
dw = diff --word-diff
dd = diff --word-diff-regex=.
ds = diff --staged
dsw = diff --staged --word-diff
dsd = diff --staged --word-diff-regex=.
f = fetch
l = log
m = merge
mn = merge --no-ff --no-commit
p = push
sh = show
shw = show --word-diff
shd = show --word-diff-regex=.
shn = show --name-status
shf = show --first-parent
s = status