I use it with an Apple Magic Mouse, a 24 Dell monitor and aMatias Ergo Pro keyboard.

What apps, software, or tools cant you live without?

A notebook and pen.

My favorite notebook is the medium (A5) sizeLeuchtturm1917with squared pages.

Whats your workspace setup like?

I work from home.

I move my desk into my bedroom in winter, which is upstairs where its warmer.

In summer I move it downstairs into a corner of the living area.

I just added the Dell monitor to my setup, so Im still getting used to the big screen.

So far I love it.

Whats your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?

I useTextExpanderall day long on my Mac, and the built-in iOS shortcuts on my phone.

I use them to punch in out things like my email address, and websites Im always typing.

I also have a few shortcuts for Markdown syntax I have to type often, like `!

` to insert an image.

I barely think about TextExpander but I use it so often that it really speeds up my day.

I also useBetterTouchToolextensively with my Magic Mouse or my laptops touchpad.

Once the muscle memory for those gestures is ingrained, working is so much faster.

Whats your favorite to-do list manager?

I use2Dofor anything that has a due date or that I want to do someday and might forget about.

Besides your phone and computer, what gadget cant you live without and why?

I dont know what Ill do when this one dies.

Do you find yourself always working on something?

I constantly have new projects waiting to be started and unfinished projects begging to be finished.

I dont remember the last time I didnt have a project on-the-go.

What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?

What do you listen to while you work?

Mostly I switch between indie pop and musical theater scores.

What are you currently reading?

Right now Im readingBringing Up BebeandI Dont Know What You Know Me From.

How do you recharge?

Laying around watching TV is my go-to for days I feel too tired or lazy to do anything.

Whats your sleep routine like?

I love getting up early.

At the moment I have an alarm set on my Pebble, which vibrates on my wrist at 5:45am.

After using vibrating alarms Id never go back to a sound alarm.

I average just under 7.5 hours asleep per night.

When I go to sleep at night I useSleepPhonesand my iPod Classic to keep my mind occupied.

Fill in the blank: Id love to see _________ answer these same questions.

Jessica Richman, founder ofuBiome.

Whats the best advice youve ever received?

God damn it babies, youve got to be kind.

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