Every week, we ask notable people how they work.
This week, we’re turning that gaze into our own navels.
Otherwise, things are pretty much the same aslast yearand theyear before.
Also, aLeatherman Wave, because everyone needs a good multi-tool.
What’s your workspace setup like?
I keep things minimal and my desk is about as simple as I can make it.
In this case, I mean that literally.
Behind the iMac is aTwelveSouth Backpackwith my MacBook.
Various notebooks, sketch pads, and cutting boards sit inside the desk.
The chair’s aHerman Miller Aeron.
What’s your best time-saving shortcut/life hack?
I sleep in the shower so I don’t have to get out of bed in the morning.
No wait, that’d be absurd, although that would save me some time.
Really, I just strive for simplicity with everything.
Ioutsource everything I can,I stick to the same basic tools, and I rarely upgrade my gadgets.
Maybe most importantly though, I let myself getbored and distracted.
What’s your favorite to-do list manager?
Pretty much just Simplenote and my brain at this point.
Although, I’ll useCalendars 5on iOS andFantasticalon Mac to keep track of anything with hard due dates.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without and why?
Probably most importantly, myKindle.
Also myRoland SH-201, because otherwise I’d be stuck making music on shudder a laptop.
My backpack and cycling gearprobably fall into this category too.
Is coffee a gadget?
I hate to get allCathy on y’all, but I can’t live without that either.
I break thecardinal rule of a Lifehacker coffee loversand use aBonavita drip coffee maker.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?
What’s your secret?
What do you listen to while you work?
Imade this Spotify mixof mostly instrumental music in a variety of genres and add to it sporadically.
What are you currently reading?
Right now,Bone Clocks by David Mitchell.
What has changed over the years since you started and what do you do differently?
Well, our staff has ballooned since I first started.
There’s also been achange of the guardsince I started and thelaunchofseveralverticals.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
I never know how to properly answer this question.
What’s your sleep routine like?
In bed anywhere between 11pm and 1am, up at 7:30am regardless.
Fill in the blank: I’d love to see _________ answer these same questions.
Whoever that was clearly knew what they were doing and they’re beingoutshined by a slacker.
What’s the best advice you’ve heard this year?
More often than not, those expectations were completely wrong.
It was a nice wake up call.
Have someone you want to see featured, or questions you think we should ask?
