Here at WordCamp Northeast Ohio, we are pretty big fans of the Lifehacker series “How I Work”. We asked our speakers to do a WordPress take on that idea, and thus was born “How I WordPress”- a series where some of the best minds in WordPress share a bit about their process with our readers/attendees.
Name
Nowell VanHoesen
Location
Dayton, OH
Current Gig
Transitioning out of a full-time PHP dev position into self employment.
Current Mobile Device/Why
Samsung S6 Edge – the Galaxy line has served me well
Current Computer/Why
Dell Inspiron 7548 – employee discount
What apps/software/tools can’t you live without?
Chrome, Sublime Text, SourceTree, WinSCP, Slack, Tweetdeck
What’s your workspace setup like?
What do you listen to while working?
When the voices get too loud, 80’s hair bands, Disturbed, Prince, Nickelback, Creed
What do you do to stay inspired?
See what’s new on knowthecode.io, carlalexander.ca, wordcamp.tv. It also helps to get away from the screens.
What are you currently reading?
What sort of work are you up to now?
Developing custom plugins and themes, and helping a client transition from Helios calendar to The Events Calendar
What’s your sleep routine like?
9 – 5, though WordCamps seem to disrupt this
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Don’t overthink it, just do it