20 (or so) questions on how Charles Ek works
This series of posts was inspired by Lifehacker’s How I Work series, which I’ve been reading for quite some time and thoroughly enjoy. It’s about time we discover how our colleagues work and get to know them a little better.
If you want to participate in this fun series, send us an email at info@linguagreca.com so we can send you the Word template where you can fill in your answers and your bio (incl. your site/blog/social media links) and then send it back to us as an attachment along with your photo (optional but preferred). If you don’t like any of the questions, just delete them and add your own. You can read the previous interviews here.
Location: Athens
Desired location: Paris, London, Symi, Kefallonia and backwards
Current work title: Director of Greek Music Archive at AEPI (Hellenic Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
Desired work title: Writer – Lyricist – Journalist – Musicologist – Professor – Director of Greek Music Archive
Languages you have studied or currently speak: Greek, French and English
The project you’re most proud of: My blog (http://musicspins.blogspot.gr/)
Your current computer setup: Acer netbook
Do you own a smartphone? Yes, iPhone 5
Favorite time of the day: Early morning (is it me writing this? Yes, people change over the years)
Favorite gadget (apart from computer & smartphone): Garmin GPS running watch
Next conference/event you’re planning to attend: Paris Marathon 2014
How many hours per day do you usually work: 10-12 hours
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Both. I am deranged
Are you an early-riser or a night-owl? Early riser, definitely
What do you listen to while you work? Music. Not only while I work, but all the time
And a few non-work related questions to get more personal.
Next city/country you want to visit: Istanbul
Favorite vacation place: Kefallonia.
Favorite book: A hundred years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Favorite song: Anemologio (music: Thanos Mikroutsikos, lyrics: Kostas Tripolites, vocals: George Dalaras.
What are you currently reading? Andrea Kamillieri – 30 days with inspector Moldabagno.
Author bio
Music has always been a priority for George Myzalis. As a listener, musician, musicologist, critic, songwriter, radio producer. Of all the above he considers most important the attribute of the listener. His ‘torture’ started when he was very young when he went through all the stages of music education: conservatory, music school, music university, Masters in Music and now he is working hard and is getting worked up (and vice versa) for a PhD in Music. Since 1998 he has been writing articles on music and only on music (with a few exceptions) on the Internet, but also in magazines and newspapers. When he doesn’t write about music, he runs long distances listening to music. It’s not clear yet if he runs so that he can listen to music or that he listens to music so that he can run. Check out his blog and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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Oh, I certainly enjoyed this. Music is important to me. I often write because of the music as well as while listening to it. All the best to Yiorgos! 🙂