Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts.
This week, were going behind the scenes at Lifehacker.
Im Tim Mulkerin, and this is how I work.
I got my start in media a couple of years out of college.
I was ready to work.
From there, I got a full-time gig as a staff writerand then a social editorat Mic.
(May she rest in peace.)
Fellow media folks (and everyone, really): Unionize your fucking workplace.
What are your job responsibilities?
I manage the day-to-day posting for LifehackersTwitter,Facebook,InstagramandYouTube.
An endearing one, hopefully.
Whats your workspace setup like?
I have an adjustable standing desk with a dual-monitor setup.
My MacBook Pro sits on my right and the second monitors on my left.
Its technically a mousepad, but it sucks at being a mousepad.
I use it as a coaster for my drinks.
Take us through a recent workday.
We publish about 20 stories per day, so that keeps me pretty busy.
If you fuck up, readers will let you know.
What apps, gadgets, or tools cant you live without?
Its probably too basic, but AirDrop changed my goddamn life.
Take us through an interesting, unusual, or finicky process you have in place at work.
How do you keep track of what you have to do?
We have a bot that posts every story we publish into a special Slack channel.
A very sophisticated system.
Remind me to post the job interview video at 10 am on Wednesday.
How do you recharge or take a break?
If outside is bad, Ill watch aVine compilationorthis videoof people singing Robyn on a subway platform.
What are you currently reading, or what do you recommend?
Im currently readingRed, White and Royal Blueby Casey McQuiston.
Whats the best advice youve ever received?
You do not work at the CIA.
You are a human first and an employee second.
Whats a problem youre still trying to solve?
How to convince Mark Zuckerberg to give me a billion doll hairs.
