Productivity Tools – TPW268
This week I am sharing 10 productivity tools that are working well for me right now.
10 favorite productivity tools
For each of these productivity tools I share what productivity purpose it serves, how I use it, what I like about it, and a couple of alternatives you might want to check out.
1. Sleep aid apps
* Sleep with Me podcast
* Calm
* Headspace
* White Noise
2. Calendar
* iOS calendars, but I view them all with Calendars 5
* Google Calendars
* Outlook calendar
* Tons of paper calendars to choose from!
3. Pen & paper
* Various notebooks and nice pens
* 3x3 sticky notes to do an emergency to-do list
* Legal pads
4. Timer
* The timer on your watch or phone (but beware the risk of looking at email or seeing alerts when you check the timer and then get distracted)
* Any kitchen timer
* Amazon timer cubes
5. Friend
* Someone who knows me, who I know cares about me but who will tell me the truth, kindly.
* A coach or a counselor
6. Password manager
* LastPass
* 1 Password
* Dashlane
7. TextExpander
* TextExpander (disclosure: TextExpander is a longtime sponsor of the podcast, although not sponsoring this episode)
* Phrase Express
* Typinator
* Breevy (for Windows)
8. Video Conferencing
* Zoom
* Skype
9. Smart Watch
* Apple Watch
* FitBit
* Garmin
* Samsung Galaxy Watch
10. Dropbox