Day in the Life Of the Remote Worker: Jevin Maltais
Day in the Life of a Remote Worker
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Name: Jevin Maltais
Current Job: I help non-technical professionals build their first software product idea: theRemoteCTO.com
Current Location: Ottawa, Canada
Current Computer: MacBook Pro 2017 13"
Current mobile devices: Pixel 2
What does your typical workday look like?
I work from my home office 3 times a week. The other days I head to my coworking space (Coworkly.ca).
- 6-8am - Wake up, feed the kids, prepare lunches, daycare/camp drop off.
- 8am-noon - Depends on the day but I usually do deep focused work in the morning when I have the most energy.
- Noon-1pm - I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 10 minutes away a few times a week. Otherwise just a normal lunch.
- 1-3:30pm - When I usually do my meetings or lighter work like emails, etc.
- 3:30-4:30pm - Depending on my energy level, I might take a nap or play some video games. Otherwise, I’m still working until the bell.
- 4:30-7:30pm - Family time. I often will prepare dinner, we will play in the yard, head to the park, do a quick bike ride. Then get the kids ready for bed.
- 7:30-9:30pm - My wife and I will talk about our day, plan, do some todos and watch some TV.
- 10pm - Bed
Describe your workspace setup:
I use my MBP as my second screen and a 25" for my main screen. I have a standing desk but I rarely use it 😁. I upgraded from my terrible Aeron chair to a Steelcase Gesture and it’s been a really great move for my back.
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I do podcasting (buildingremoteteams.com) from this same space with a pretty cheap setup: AT2100 Dynamic, cheap arm, and the Focusrite Scarlett USB. I’m almost entirely paperless so I use my Scansnap for everything and my beefy shredder to get rid of everything I possibly can.
One thing that’s important is having some “swing space”, a desk that is available for short term TBD things that are transitional. Like mail, a place to do repairs, etc, etc.
What do you listen to while you work?
Spotify 100% - Usually lofi jazz, or EDM with no words.
Aside from your phone and computer, name a gadget you can’t live without in your workspace:
My Bose Q35 is incredible. Great sound quality and sound reduction when I’m in my coworking space
My Bose Q35 is incredible. Great sound quality and sound reduction when I’m in my coworking space
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