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
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
- 3×3 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
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
9. Smart Watch
10. Dropbox
What do you think?
Do you use any of these tools, or are there others I didn’t mention that you find indispensable? Please share them in the comments section below this post or in The Productive Woman Community Facebook group, or send me an email.
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I found this podcast to be extremely helpful! Some of the tips, such as zoom, google docs, and a google calendar I have been using the last serval month and they really help!
A little background: I’m a college junior and over the summer I took a very basic entry level part time job at this non profit that specializes in informal education. Some how (I’m not even sure myself) I got promoted halfway through the job and landed smack dab in the middle of the Real World. My summer gig turned into the start of my career in the blink of an eye. I went from making minimum wage to flying overseas for business in a month.
While I am grateful for this job opportunity and for this company taking a chance on me, the last several months have been the most disorganized, stressful, and exhausting time in my life. At times I’ve felt anxious, depressed and overall inadequate.
This is why I’ve been trying to curate a selection of productivity and physical/mental health related podcast and yours definitely makes the list!
Thank you, Alyssa! I’m glad to hear you found the episode helpful as you’re undertaking an amazing new opportunity. Please let me know how I can help!
Thanks so much for sharing about the show Laura!!!
My pleasure, Drew. Thanks for helping me (and many others) get to sleep!