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Who are you :
James Douglas Wilson. Founder and Principal at Overdrive Design Limited.
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Your current job :
Chief cook and bottle washer.
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In which city are you located?
Toronto
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A word to define what kind of worker you are:
Hyper.
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What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
• Usual life apps – weather, news, music and social.
• Usual designer tools – pencil, paper, camera, Adobe everything.
• Most important tools – bicycles, cutlery.
What does your office space look like?
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What kind of music do you listen when you are working?
Punk to classical and everything in between except country western.
Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work?
Get up early. Make to-do lists.
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What tips would you give to improve productivity?
• Less email, more phone.
• Block in the day – an hour for this, an hour for that (including social) to minimize randomness and distraction
You’re better than your colleagues to:
Own more bicycles.
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What is the best advice anyone has given you?
• Treat all humans equally.
• Never lie to a client.
• Can’t cut your hours, only your rate.
• The more painful something is the faster you should deal with it.
What is your best tip for saving time?
Ride your bike to work – double up on commute and exercise time.
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What is your routine start and end of the day?
5 am – whenever.
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Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
Portable drive/brain
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