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5 crippling habits to your productivity(and the tools to fix it)
Amanda Ingle@amandaingle
productivity
• Is the measurement of efficiency of production
• People are working harder than ever
• myth buster: overtime doesn’t necessarily mean more production
• There are plentiful tools to help manage todays workplace
• Yet, something is missing
these bad habits, eh?
so how ‘bout...
computer distractions
#1
longgg to-do lists
#2
people distractions
#3
tired
#4
break-less
#5
tools
Rescue Time
Monitor your daily/weeklyproductivity
Change level of distracted vs.
productive programs
Learn where you spend the
majority of your time
http://rescuetime.com
Dropbox
Ability to share files with anyone
2 GB Free Space
Get your documents anywhere, anytime. http://dropbox.com
Backup to the cloud!
http://crashplan.com
Mobile, tablet, computer...access ALL files anywhere.
Crash Plan
Multiple backup destinations
Real-time backup
Unique, free project/task
management tool.
At a glance tasks of all team members
http://trello.com
Get real time updates
Trello
Responsive design for use on any mobile
device. (+ iPhone app)
#1 in the market for removing
noisy co-workers
use spotify to drown out the whining about
benefits packages..
http://spotify.com
less likely to get interrupted
Headphones
Save anything. Recipes. Notes.
Ideas.
Access information anywhere!
http://evernote.com
Share with friends and colleagues.
Evernote
Organize your life
Easily share mockups with
clients, co-workers
Sharing is easy with a
generated url
http://mocku.ps
Annotate your design with options and information
Mocku.ps
Easy & FREE project
management tool
Manage team account information and passwords.
http://freedcamp.com
110% secure assurance
Freedcamp
Add teams with UNLIMITED users
easy drag & drop
Clean interface with big buttons
Desktop notifications with
Chrome app
http://pomodoro.me
Complete tasks with the
pomodoro technique
Pomodoro
25 min - 1 task
5 min - break
Create good habits by
tracking them daily
Stay on track no matter where you
are!http://chains.cc
Get support by joining in with
others!
Chains
Amazing support and reliability
Collaboration apps for getting
work done
http://google.com
Manage your calendar, email, and documents
in one place.
Google Apps
2 GB storage or just upload
and send
Statistics on downloads
http://ge.tt
Share files real time- as they
upload
Ge.tt
Live preview of document(s)
Create interactive
mindmaps in seconds
Organize your ideas with color coded systems
http://mindomo.com
Desktop application
available for offline use
Mindomo
Monitor your website with one
dashboard
Visually appealing
graphics for easy to reading
http://chartbeat.com
Real time updates on traffic, page
views, and more.
Chartbeat
Easy to update to-do list
Stored on the web, no need to
create an account
http://strikeapp.com
Share your list for collaboration
Strike
Accomplished tasks are
strike’d for easy viewing
Responsive design- perfect for mobile use
physically move!
stretch, get up, move.
now what?
challenge:
on monday, figure out 3 things you have to do. those are your priorities for the day...
anything else you complete is frosting on the cake.
just having the tools isn’t enough, you need to better manage your time.
but the tools will help you get there.
what are some of your favorite tools to manage
productivity?
post powerpoint tools
Vue
Free Mind
Wunderlist
Wunderkit
Pivotal Tracker
Sprint.ly
FitBolt
Boomerang
Asana
Toggl
Sign Now
Rapportive
Fresh Books
Invoice Machine
Skitch
Now Do This
Awesome Note
post preso philosophy
Inbox Zero
Meeting Agendas ARE A MUST
@ergobot
TURN OFF EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS
Gmail - Priority Inbox
Skip Inbox > Tag Gmail
awesome resources, man
• A busy person’s guide to maintaining sanity:http://bit.ly/Hig8pA
• 5 tips to better time management: http://bit.ly/Hig8pA
• 10 laws of productivity: http://bit.ly/Higi09
• Unique break ideas to boost productivity. http://bit.ly/HigkoM
Amanda Ingle@amandaingle