If youve been reading Lifehacker for long, then youre probably also familiar withHow-To Geek.
Location:Oakton, VirginiaCurrent Gig:Founder ofHow-To Geek.
I started the site at the end of 2006 after reading a support article on Microsofts website.
Their help information was so incredibly bad that I decided it was time to start my own site.
Why couldnt they just show me a picture to help me understand what I was looking at?
And of course, Vista was so annoying that our traffic skyrocketed overnight.
Once again their failings helped me.
What apps, software, and tools cant you live without?
The most important thing that I cant live without isSlack.
Whats your workspace setup like?
I have anIKEA Galant desk, a comfortable chair from somewhere… and a MacBook.
But my workspace is often the kitchen table, or the couch, or a hotel room.
Whats your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?
And thats the trickdoing what you love for a living is the ultimate life hack.
Whats your favorite to-do list manager?
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget cant you live without and why?
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?
This is a tough question to answer, so I decided to ask my wife.
And then at night I catch up on email or anything else before bed.
Because whats the point of wasting the best part of the day on work?
We should flip that around and spend the best part of our days enjoying our family instead.
Were information workers after all, and we dont require the sunshine to do our work.
What do you listen to while you work?
If Im very focused, I wont even pay attention to whats playing most of the time.
Who doesnt love Futurama on repeat?
What are you currently reading?
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
Whats your sleep routine like?
Ill have to talk to my sleep coordinator… whenever he learns how to talk.
Fill in the blank: Id love to see _________ answer these same questions.
Most of the people that Id love to see answer these questions are dead.
Whats the best advice youve ever received?
If something gets in your way… turn.
Over the years, Ive found this advice to be indispensable and accurate.
Stop focusing on planning every detail.
Stop pretending that you are being productive by organizing your to-do list and reading self-help books.
Just shut up and get something done.
Is there anything else youd like to add that might be interesting to readers and fans?
If theres one person Id really love to publicly thank, itsGina Trapani, the founding editor of Lifehacker.
Have someone you want to see featured, or questions you think we should ask?
