Jobs: Dmitry Gorchakov, author Layfhakera

Under the heading "Workplaces"We tell, how the prominent personalities in various fields. However, we never wrote about how we work - revision Layfhakera. We decided to fix it and make a series of "jobs" to people who do Layfhaker.

The first was Dmitry Gorchakov - the man who has spearheaded Layfhakera, and the most prolific author of our blog.

- Hi. Still, tell me who you work for.

- The last few years I have been working freelance in various online publications. I write articles about modern information technologies, but sometimes other topics. However, it Layfhakera readers do not need to talk, because they are familiar with my work. :)

— How does your workplace?

- I have several jobs, between which I move, depending on the mood. Most of the time I spend at the table, where next to me is a huge flower. So at times I feel almost like a forest. On the table, I am trying to maintain order, so that nothing but a laptop and mouse, by me not.

When tired spin transplanted into a large bag chair, which is very convenient and take any desired shape. Previously he practiced and standing work, but recently abandoned. I try instead to make active five-minute breaks, during which you can wave your hands and stretch your.

- What kind of gadgets you are using in your work?

- Laptop - is a gadget?

— Definitely.

- Well then, in the first place is my main working tool - a laptop Samsung NP-370R. His performance is completely enough for all my needs, especially since they mostly do not go beyond typing, editing pictures and gather information on the Internet.

As a basic system using Ubuntu. Fully satisfied with the functionality, ergonomics and appearance of the environment. Moreover, when you have to reboot into Windows, each time amazed her discomfort and sluggishness. Although this is largely a matter of habit, of course.

From mobile gadgets are present Xiaomi Hongmi 1S running CyanogenMod 11 and Lumia 525 on Windows Phone 8.1. And if about "red rice" nothing special to say - Android it is Android, then Windows Phone was a revelation. Moreover, I think that in terms of price and quality ahead of all these gadgets and funny a few tens of dollars (and it is at that price are sold on eBay younger Lumia line models) provide a full set of advanced mobile features phone.

Yes, even in a drawer is an old Fly 440, which I use to install any slop programs for surveys pereproshivok, experiments with the system files, and other potentially hazardous operations.

Also in the house of the family members have a couple of tablets and smartphones, but I do them practically have nothing to do, but sometimes I take in hand as a support.

Apple technology in the house NO. :)

— How not? We finish the interview! Although the right, what do you think about the applications and services? Considering the amount that passes through you, you probably chose the best.

- Yes, one of the pleasant aspects of my work is that I always find, try and evaluate a variety of programs and services. The reverse side is that I have many times changed his tools, it led to a complete chaos in the affairs. In the end I decided to stop and rush to choose if not the most fashionable and new, but familiar and reliable tools.

The main program in which I spend most of the day, is a browser Firefox. It's fast, light, and very easy to use. And he, unlike its competitors, has many interface options. In general, you can consider it a kind of deviation, but for me it is crucial visual component used programs and services me.

I can spend a few hours only to have to change the icon on the button or the color of a drop-down menu, although it catches my eye every six months. Probably, that's why I stopped it on a bunch of «Ubuntu - Firefox»: they are ideally suited to each other and can look exactly the way I want to.

Further, in order not to turn this article into the whole story, I will not give a lengthy description and list their favorite services simply list.

1. InoReader - a news source.
2. Gmail - the main method of communication. I prefer to use email to any contact with the outside world.
3. Diigo - storing bookmarks, notes, screenshots.
4. Google Drive - writing articles, table, working together.
5. MyHours - account labor costs, the collection of statistics on the time spent and money earned.
6. gimp, PicMonkey and Canva - all tasks associated with the illustrations and covers to articles.

This is, perhaps, all the tools that I use daily and even hourly. There are also a few other minor auxiliary services that are used to perform single tasks. About most of them you can read in the pages of Layfhakera.

- What can you tell us about productivity? Practicing some techniques?

- Around productivity in recent years emerged a mystique: all her looking like a find, then immediately begin to grow. Written a million articles (and I also had a hand), to invent new techniques, books are written in terms of productivity and defended a thesis.

My attitude to this issue is very clear and primitive. I believe that all of the search for productivity - a fun time of our well-fed, who can afford to wealthy people. When it comes to survival, when your family depends on you, then like it or not, but you will spinning like a squirrel in a cage and had no problems with productivity, procrastination and laziness you do not will be. How's Steve Jobs said: "Stay Hungry"? Well somewhere so ...

As for any special techniques to improve the efficiency, then I tried a variety of methods. Virtually all of which have been described at various times in the pages of Layfhakera. It is best taken root technique Pomodoro, about which we have repeatedly written. In addition, long time to use the service TimePantherWhich helps to visually assess the value of their work time. Very stimulating.

— Is there a work of the author of the popular blog some features?

- The main feature of the work of a freelance writer or freelancer is that although she has to creative, creativity, inspiration, and other magical thing, but at the same time it requires a lot of self-discipline and disability. Working conditions are such that every day should be written, regardless of whether you have the mood or not.

So if you have the image of a freelance copywriter associated with sweet pictures of the work in a chaise lounge on a Thai beach, then chase them away. Rather, it seems to work fireman, and, as soon as he ceases to throw coal into the furnace, the train stops. And in order to disperse it again, we will have to make great efforts. ten times so you should think carefully before proceeding with this case. Although I have a profession with anyone I would not change. :)

In addition, a huge problem is the gradual burnout. When you write constantly about the same thing, then gradually this theme, as it were of interest to you it may be, it begins to lose its luster and sharpness. Therefore, you should periodically change themes, change shape, change techniques. So I do not have to be bored. It is very important not to become isolated within their subjects, and to leave time for any unauthorized pleasant things, such as reading.

- What are you reading?

- Most of all I love history, so I have in the reader always has a few historical books, which I slowly digest. At the moment, it's "History of the Russian State" by Boris Akunin and "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" Gibbon.

But all of these books on personal growth, increased productivity, career development and other fashionable pieces do not read lately. Maybe just not my thing, and maybe trade costs - very well imagine who and for what purpose they wrote. Much of this literature repeats of each other and contains so little information that it can be summarized in one or two pieces of paper.

- Let's get back to work. Freelancing advantage more is that you are not tied to a specific timetable. When you work better?

- My day begins at about seven in the morning, as the son gets up at this time to class. Usually in the morning doing exercises, and then look through the news and understand the mail. After breakfast proceed to substantive work already. Be sure to spend every day for about an hour walk in the fresh air, good close to home is kind of a faint resemblance to the park. But work at night threw a many years ago. And very happy.

- Does Sports practiced? If so, how and what applications or appliances use?

- That's what I do, I can hardly be called a sport. Rather, it is exercise. In general, when a bad sedentary work, which we are doing, to do it is just necessary.

In addition to hiking, which I mentioned above, all my physical activity is concentrated around three centers: running, yoga and interval training with your own body weight. I run without fanaticism, 5-10 kilometers three times a week. As a tracker use EndomondoRecently I switched to Premium-version. Very good app that allows you to gather in one place data in virtually any classroom. During warmer months, it added a bike and swimming. I live a few miles from the sea, so that from the beginning of the swimming season, go swimming in the morning on the sea.

As for the yoga and strength training, they are carried out under the guidance of the mobile program Sworkit. There's a complex literally on every occasion of life, designed for different periods of time. Speaking of time. I try to engage at least one hour a day, but this time I divided into several times.

For example, the morning jogging for half an hour, in the afternoon 15 minutes of any push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, in the evening for another 15 minutes of stretching. That's an hour and passed over. The next day, an hour can run, but nothing else does not do it. That is a hard schedule not, just try to at least an hour a day to do what I want to at the moment.

Another my hobby, which can be attributed to wellness - is tourism. I started with cycling and biked many thousands of kilometers across Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Then he liked to go with a backpack - began Carpathians, Crimea, Turkey. In past years, it turned out during the year to go to 4-5 campaigns, and hope not to reduce this level in the future.

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