What apps, software, or tools can’t you live without?
Having said that, I’m looking forward to a future where podcasts are more easily discovered and shared.
So now Google thinks I’m two different people.
I check Lifehacker every month for a solution to this conundrum.
So far no one seems satisfied with the existing services.
I trust inAlan Henry.
Maybe they send that to everyone.
My number would be significantly lower, in part because I find Pocket very difficult to organize.
All I want are good old-fashioned folders that I can browse.
We do one episode a week and each episode has at least two to three interviews.
For some reason, Evernote and I have never clicked.
Pocket and I are lovers.
That way I can easily reference everything when it’s finally time to start writing.
Lastly, I am really big on white boards and Post-it notes.
Each show gets a post-it that moves up the whiteboard calendar.
After the show has aired, the Post-it migrates to our “Wall of Satisfaction.”
I also really love the “Grande” Post-its.
I love most office supplies.
What’s your workspace setup like?
One day, I was typing away and paused to gaze out the window.
The tree was full ofgreen parrotsnibbling away on half-frozen berries.
We stared at each other for a moment and then all got back to business.
What’s your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?
I’m sure I forgot someone vital.
What’s your favorite to-do list manager?
I am obsessed with to-do list managers.
I wanted to loveWunderlistbecause it looks so great but it just doesn’t have enough functionality.
On the other hand, so many of the more powerful list apps are just plain ugly.
I’ve spent hoursreading Lifehacker articlesdebating the merits between the various kind of list managers.
After trying out at least a dozen, I’ve settled intoTodoist.
It’s GTD without being obsessive, attractive without being too clever.
I can also look at the week’s task in one glance and move things around easily.
Since becoming a parent, my brain is a sieve.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without and why?
I’m trying to keep life simple.
This answer is going to get me in trouble, by the way.
Did theBored and Brilliantproject affect the way you approach your gadgets in the long term?
I’m trying (trying!)
I haven’t reinstalled it but I’ve noticed that I’ve gone back to Pinterest.
After listening and writing all day, I guess I need visual stimulation.
I’m thinking about subscribing to some pretty magazines again.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?
What’s your secret?
I can be ruthlessly efficient.
Unfortunately, this also leads to burnout.
I learned the hard way how important it is to manage your energy.
What do you listen to while you work?
Also, if something funny happens, I need to be able to reference it.
Like the day Joy Behar was on and she completely mangled my name.
What are you currently reading?
Still plowing through theNew Yorker article about Jony Ive.
I also am re-readingThe Shallowsby Nick Carr andSmarter Than You Thinkby Clive Thompson.
I think I also have a women’s fitness magazine that I got at the airport and never read.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
I will take an intimate dinner of four over a party any day.
I would rather be on a panel than go to the networking drinks afterwards.
My husband is my secret weapon.
He enjoys socializing way more than I do and is much better at making small talk.
I have to be careful to feed her with quiet time.
Otherwise, the extrovert side starts to become acerbic.
How do you recharge?
I started working out again last summer after a seven year break.
I like my new “guns” but I also like how it resets my mood.
That’s now my recurring fantasy.
Instead, I vacuum.
It’s very satisfying to being able to survey an accomplishment so quickly.
Nothing like a goodMiele.
What’s your sleep routine like?
I’m not a night owl or a morning person.
I’m a 4PM person so I have absolutely no edge on anyone.
No matter what, I have to read something ON PAPER before I go to sleep.
That blue light wakes me right up.
I’m too lazy to go make actual coffee.
That horrible things can happen to everyone.
That’s what wakes me up at 3 o’clock in the morning.
It’s a big joke in my family that I’m so ridiculously dark.
That, and I always spill stuff down the front of my shirt when I eat.
Fill in the blank: I’d love to see _________ answer these same questions.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
If you’re self-employed that advice applies doubly.
Is there anything else you’d like to add that might be interesting to readers and fans?
by the Arctic Monkeys.
It reminds me of when I was cool, had free time, and lived a little more dangerously.
It’s like time travel for 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
Have someone you want to see featured, or questions you think we should ask?
Photo by Janice Yi.
