11 apps to change your life

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11 apps to change your life jan. 2016

Transcript of 11 apps to change your life

11 apps to change your life

jan. 2016

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going”

Jim Ryun

Series, movies, music, family, books, trips, podcasts, sleep…time

We never had so many possibilities and so little willingness to take advantage of them

Multitasking is a myth Our brain is single taskYou don't do several things at once, just switch between them, doing one at a time and with a high cognitive cost to regain focus

We become sick, anxious and frustrated

Who wants to do everything, ends up not doing anything with the focus and

dedication that certain activities ask

To make matters worse, we also procrastinate

So what to do to live and not just survive?

Establishing habits and taking advantage of its strength

Good news: technology can help us to build them

So I chose 11 apps which have helped me to establish good habits and change

my daily life for the better

Habits and to-dos

Rewire

Add the habits you want to establish and daily go checking your progress (or lack of) by clicking on the little dots

http://www.rewireapp.io

SwipesOrganize your tasks in a to-do list mode and complete (or postpone)

them with just one finger swipe. You can add recurrent tasks or

break them into subtasks

www.swipesapp.com

Ketchup

Use Ketchup as timer for the Pomodoro technique. The secret relies in focus. 25 minutes committed to not look at emails, Facebook, answer the phone or doing anything else, can be very productive

www.rohanlikhite.com/projects/ketchup

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Swipes

Learning

Instapaper

Save articles from the internet to read later, even offline, at any time or place. You can read it in tablet, mobile or desktop and interface makes everything light and essential to facilitate and stimulate reading

https://www.instapaper.com

Feedly

Your favorite feeds gathered in one place for you to read at the time, later or share

with whom and how you want. Everything in the cloud for you to access

through your phone, tablet or desktop

https://feedly.com

Pocket Cast

Podcasts today are a great alternative to learn, be informed and entertained. Pocket Cast is a great podcast player. Access to episodes is easy, practical and the app is beautiful, which makes the experience even more enjoyable

https://play.pocketcasts.com

Where to store

My Drive Google

The concept you already know: have your files synchronized with servers on the internet (cloud) so you have, in addition to backup, access from anywhere, either via desktop, tablet or mobile phone. Your stuff always to hand, no matter where. Believe me, it's worth

drive.google.com

EvernoteTake advantage of the power of tags and

store anything, I said ANYTHING. From notes, photos, recipes, and audio files to

meeting notes, task lists, invoices, receipts, licenses and access programs and services

and anything else that you think or need more

https://evernote.com

Journey

A digital diary that encourages frequent writing habit (journaling) in order to build a life record with

memories, information, photos. The interface is beautiful and if you find it difficult to type in the

phone, you can also access your account from your desktop or tablet. If you use iOS, try the Day One

http://2appstudio.com/journey

Mind and brain

Headspace

An instructor leads you through initial sessions of 10 minutes of training in meditation. The interface is attractive by itself, airy and inviting, and bring graphics and inspiring, educational and fun animations

www.headspace.com

LumosityA training program, with scientific basis, whose purpose is, through games, develop specific areas of the brain such as memory, attention, problem solving, creativity, among others. Take your brain to the gym with Lumosity

www.lumosity.com

Quick tips on books, websites and podcasts

brainpickings.org 99u.com

In Brazilian Portuguese: pontoeletronico.me

geracaodevalor.com/gvcast hacklife.co

escribacafe.com

I'm from Porto Alegre (Brazil) and I live in Chapecó, SC. Insomnia, my debut book, received Honorable Mention at SESC Prize for Literature and was selected to integrate the Machado de Assis magazine, a publication of the National Library that aims to disseminate Brazilian authors for the international publishing market. I am also the creator and editor of the website 2000 toques, whose goal is to show the routines and processes involved in the daily lives of Brazilian writers. In 2015, with my short story Sleep Island, I was among the 20 finalists (of almost 7000 attendees) of Brazil in Prose contest, from Amazon Brazil. I’m also work as a planner and copywriter for advertising agencies. Currently, I work on my first novel, with publication of forecast for 2017. Look for my articles on the internet and my books on Amazon or on my website.

André Timmwww.andretimm.com.br

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