Monday, May 29, 2017

How Tumblr's Founder David Karp Spends His Workdays

Inc. Magazine's profile of Tumblr founder David Karp in their series "The Way I Work" is a refreshing read in so many ways. Things might have changed for Karp since this article is from 2011, but nevertheless is it filled with things that you can incorporate in your own work life.


I'm on Tumblr all day. I don't follow a ton of people, but I post and reblog stuff I really care about. I love my blog. I get most of my news from my Tumblr dashboard. I used to be a 24-hour news consumer, but so much of the reporting is bad these days. I find tech reporting incredibly tedious and dull. And I've kind of given up on reading anything that anyone writes about Tumblr. It's often inaccurate.


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There's kind of a hive mentality at the office. We all break for lunch between 12 and 1. Usually, one person gets up, and the rest follow. We all cram into the elevator. Once we hit the street, we break off into two or three groups and go get food to bring back to the office. Then, we all eat together.


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Sleep is precious to me. I'm very disappointed if I don't go to bed before midnight. We have a rule: no laptops in the bedroom. Being on computers all the time makes me feel gross.


You find Karp's Tumblr blog here.

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