Jobs: Anna Savina, the chief editor of the online edition Accent

What do you do in your work?

I work as the chief editor of the online edition of the Media and web design Accent. It produces a startup Setka, Which creates tools for digital-editions.

I come up with the idea of ​​materials, ordering texts freelance writers, organize shooting in different cities around the world, working with the marketing team of designers and developers. My main task - to monitor what is happening in the world of digital-media. Constantly interviews interesting media managers and designers and asked employees known editions of how they work.

How does your workplace?

Mainly I am working in Setka office because I was important to maintain communication with all team members. Meetings and interviews usually spend online.

Houses on the table, I always mess: lots of books, magazines, documents and other small things, and in the office I need quite a bit, all things are easy to find.

What gadgets do you use?

Everywhere I carry a MacBook Air 11 ". I do not need complex visual editors, so it is well suited. MacOS use for many years: when faced with other operating systems come in bewilderment.

As for smartphones using Google Pixel. For many years, it was inseparable from the iPhone, but then, when once again broke the screen, each gave me a simple Xiaomi on Android. I really liked this operating system.

Google Pixel much easier and better Xiaomi, he has a great camera, perhaps even better than the iPhone.

I travel a lot and always lazy to take your camera with you, so all the pictures do on a smartphone.

Yet I have an old iPad, but I use it very rarely. Basically I look Netflix or reading saved articles on weekends.

In addition, sometimes taking along for the trip Kindle Paperwhite and, if necessary, Seagate Expansion Portable hard drive. On it are stored photos and old texts.

What is the use of software?

The most used and useful in the work of the service - Google Drive. There are stores all the text and tables. I prefer to do a presentation in Google Slides. Previously I enjoyed and Sports Keynote, but Google has Explore feature that lets you quickly edit vorstku and evenly placed images and text.

The second most important tool - Trello. It allows me to keep track of all the editorial and marketing goals, and monitor our Help Center. For each of these activities, we have a separate board.

For communication with the team using Slack, c friends - Telegram or Facebook Messenger.

I need quite a bit of mobile applications: it seems the time when it was interesting to test something new each week passed. On the first screen - everything you need. On the second - an application that I use often.

MailChimp is needed to analyze my mailing statistics, WhatsApp - to communicate with people who for some reason do not use the Telegram, and Hola - for bypass locks Roskomnadzor.

What is in your bag?

Almost always go with a backpack Marc Jacobs or Muji. Both are very strong, not torn from the abundance of things. The laptop backpack wear, diary, wallet, keys, leggings and a T-shirt or a suit for yoga, sometimes snacks (nuts or dried fruits).

In addition, almost always carry chargers, pain pills in the event of a sudden headache and a little makeup.

How do you organize your time?

I usually get up around seven or eight in the morning. Even if you do not have time for breakfast at home, always I make some coffee in your favorite hot spring coffeemaker.

I tried a lot of todo-applications, but nothing stuck. While Clear seemed to me better than the others.

Now I use a large diary Moleskine: write it in the morning all the things you need to do, and then during the day they expunged. The list includes all the meetings, trainings, calls, Trello of work tasks and the like.

I am the most productive in the early morning or in the afternoon, about five o'clock, so all the most important task to do at this time. If productivity in a very low during the day, using the app Flat Tomato. Since it is easier to start a difficult task and not be distracted. More precisely, the distractions are not more frequently than every 25 minutes.

For planning workshops, sports and writing to doctors use Google Calendar.

During the meetings, everything is always the most important thing written on paper. Previously led mood diary notebook: shared sheet into four squares (morning, afternoon, evening, night) and paint them with different colors. Red - a terrible mood, yellow - anxiety, blue - good mood. Now I check the mood every day.

All long-term goals usually have in mind. If you do not know how to approach them, draw on paper the scheme with the steps to be taken to achieve them.

How to pass the time in traffic jams?

During the waiting time, I usually reply to emails that do not require a detailed response, or remind you of something colleagues read the articles in Pocket or books in Kindle.

Sometimes I write down some thoughts in Simplenote (use this app for taking notes on the Mac and on your smartphone) or a note in the mood Daylio. Make sure that you yourself feel, and keep the mood diary is especially important in stressful situations. It helps to identify patterns.

What's your hobby?

Watch for contemporary art, often I go to exhibitions in Moscow and while traveling. I used to be an art journalist, but now I do it for fun.

Every year I go to Venice for the Biennale of architecture and contemporary art and watch almost all open exhibition in the city. It helps you stay in touch with what is happening in the field of art.

From time to time I read specialized magazines: ArtReview, Texte zur Kunst, MOUSSE, Kaleidoscope and others. Even if the topic and the heroes are not related to my work, reading always helps to find new ideas and a fresh look at familiar situations.

What place sport occupies in your life?

I do not like competitive sports. Practicing yoga. Regular practice helps to cope with stress and distractions of the huge flow of information, which is processed per day.

I run quite regularly, but do not belong in running clubs and teams, once participated in the race.

Eight-kilometer jogging in the park around the house helps to put in order thoughts and allows you to be alone with him.

Layfhakerstvo from Anna Savina

I read a lot, but I can not say that some art books affect me as a person. On the journalism we have been taught not to associate themselves with the characters, and to step back and analyze the read from the perspective of the history and theory of literature.

With regard to non-fikshena, one of the most useful books was "Flow"Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It says a lot about how to be productive and satisfied with their work.

The road often listen to podcasts on design, technology and generally about everything. My favorite: Tomorrow, 99% Invisible, Design Matters, Grammar Girl and Track Changes.

I do my email-newsletter and signed by many others:

• Brain pickings;
• lenny Letter;
• Longreads;
• It's Nice That;
• designer mailing Tobias van Schneider;
• mailing journalists Leigh Finnegan, Ann Friedman, Kyle Chayka, Joanne McNeil;
• sending blogger Tatiana Nikonova.

When very tired and want to escape, watch YouTube: mainly tutorials on makeup or video WOWPresentsWhere participants have the show RuPaul Drag Race. Sometimes I watch video The School of Life - this is a great project philosopher Alain de Botton.

What is your life motto?

One of the most versatile phrases that I like very much, "the road by walking."

Viam supervadet vadens.

This statement is attributed to Seneca, and it helped me many times in difficult situations. I try to break all of your big goals into small steps. This approach helps to achieve even seemingly impossible.