69 Apps For Extreme Productivity

69 Apps for Extreme Productivity
Learn the Latest Apps to Fuel your Productivity and Get
Things Done Faster
By Dominic Wolff

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Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Table Of Contents
Introduction
I. Staying Productive in the Information Age
II. Communication and Scheduling
III. Teamwork, Collaboration and File Sharing
IV. Taking Notes and Reminders
V. Brainstorming, Mind Mapping and Goal Setting
VI. Social Media Management
VII. Video Editing and Voice Recording
Extra Tips and Techniques for Maximizing Work Productivity
Conclusion

Introduction
Have you ever had one of those moments where you lie on your bed at the end of the day feeling
regretful because you weren’t productive enough at work? You keep promising yourself that
tomorrow will be a different day and that you will be more productive but somehow for some
reason, things never turn out the way you expect them to be. You get distracted by your
colleagues, your smartphone or by a cat video and you end up not doing as much work as you
should be.
You are definitely not alone in this struggle. I know a lot of people who go through this struggle
every once in a while and I too experience it. Some people may see me as a productivity nut but I
sometimes get distracted too. There are days where I could have done more but I end up not
doing them because either my day was planned well or something unexpected came up.
Things happen. You do not have to beat up yourself for one unproductive day.
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I. Staying Productive in the Information
Age
It seems like these days, you cannot use your phone or computer without opening an
application, whether it is Twitter, Facebook, Skype or LinkedIn. They are just everywhere.
Even that browser you are using to surf for cat videos is considered an application.
So where did apps come from exactly?
I am not going to confuse you with all the technology mumbo-jumbo. To make it easy to
understand where apps exactly came from, let us go back to a time when computer and
cellphones only came with uniform functions that developers thought users needed. Find
an old cellphone from the early 2000’s and you will see that it has the basic functions which
include the ability to make phone calls and send text messages. Aside from that, there are
also games, ringtones, calendar, alarms and a calculator. Consider these the “old school
apps” and depending on what unit you are using, you also probably had other apps like a
message screener that blocked messages from people you did not want to hear from or a
universal converter that converted stuff like weight, temperature and currency. Again, that
already depended on what cellphone unit you had.

II. Communication and Scheduling
Never fall victim to distracting emails again with these email apps. Depending on how
you deal with email, you will find that at least one of these apps will work for you. If
you are the type who always forgets to respond, an app like Contactually may be
perfect for you or if you want to know more about the person you are corresponding
with, then Rapportive will work best for you. Read on and find out about more about
how these email apps can help you do more than just get in touch with people who
matter to you.

III. Teamwork, Collaboration and File
Sharing
Whether you are working at home or you are on your vacation, these collaboration
tools allow you to work with your teammates. Share your ideas, track your progress
and send messages in real time with any of these apps. Depending on how big your
team is and what project you are working on, you will certainly find teamwork much
more engaging when using these apps.

IV. Taking Notes and Reminders
Sometimes, memory alone is just not enough to hold all those genius ideas. You need
something that can capture your ideas immediately. It is not all the time that you will
be carrying a pen and paper with you but one thing is for sure, you always carry your
phone with you. And the great news is that there are dozens of note-taking apps out
there that you can choose from.
Below are the top most rated note-taking apps with several features besides just
simple note-taking. You can also create to-do lists, add reminders, categorize tasks,
insert multimedia and sync it with your other devices so you can view them whether
you are at work or at home.

V. Brainstorming, Mind Mapping and
Goal Setting
After capturing your ideas, make sure they are all organized with the help of mind
mapping applications. Add as many branches as you need to sort those thoughts and
create a visually appealing map by choosing colors, shapes and sizes to your liking. You
can then download these mind maps to a format that you like and share them to
others.

VI. Social Media Management
There is now a way to read news and articles from your favorite websites without
having to open a dozen several tabs. These apps allow you to be updated on the latest
news and discover valuable content all in one feed. No need to switch to different
websites when you can simply have them all organized together in one website.

VII. Video Editing and Voice Recording
Learn the basics of video editing with these video editing apps that allow you to
choose different trims, filters and soundtracks as well as add effects like zoom, blur
and reverse. Just choose clips you wish to add, play with the editing options and you
might just come up with a video that you your friends and colleagues will be
impressed with.

Extra Tips and Techniques for
Maximizing Work Productivity
• Take frequent breaks
• Limit your social media use
• Reward yourself
• Prepare for the day ahead
• Have a regular 8-hour sleep schedule
• Be realistic with your to-do list
• Limit email to twice a day: in the morning and in the evening

Conclusion
Phew! Those were a lot of apps, huh? I am sure that you will find the one that fits your workflow
perfectly but if not, I hope that you at least have an idea of how to incorporate these apps into
your daily life.
By now, you should already have a preference for one app over the other depending on how you
work. I want you to take the time to experiment with the ones that you liked and if you find that
it does not work for you, you can always switch to another app until you finally settle for one that
complements your work style.

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