Below are some wonderful shortcuts and tricks when using macOS that have really changed my life.

Shortcuts

Audio Vision

Controlling Display and Audio Settings

Shortcut Function
volume Open Sound Preferences
volume Fine Volume Control
🔅 Open Display Preferences
🔅 Fine Brightness Control

Power

Sleep and Power shortcuts. For MacBooks without ⏏️, user the power button instead

Shortcut Function
^ ⏏️ Shut Down dialog
^ ⏏️ Shut Down
⏏️ Sleep Computer
^ ⏏️ Sleep Display
^ ⏏️ Restart

Moving around Finder and App Windows

Shortcut Function
. Show Hidden Files
/ Go To Help Menu
\` / < Cycle Windows
Cycle Apps
, Select Window of App

Miscellaneous

Everything else

Shortcut Function
^ D Dictionary Definition