Mike and Thanh break down their productivity predictions for 2017, and discuss how the future of inboxes, notifications, and the Internet of Things will take shape over the next year.

Cheat Sheet

Why the term "productivity" is such a buzzword and a brief look back at the history of the productivity industry

How productivity has changed in the last decade and what it will look like going forward

Why cross-platform solutions will be so important in 2017 (and beyond)

What you should look for when choosing a task manager

How the way you monitor inboxes (and which ones) will change in the future

Why hacking email for task management is not a good approach

How to deal with and tame all the different notifications you get

Why people tend to become overcommitted with their time

Why email is so inefficient when it comes to collaboration and what tools you should use instead

How lifestyle productivity will become more important as we become more connected

How the future will feature overwhelming options and what criteria to use when you decide what tools you're going to use

8 Productivity Predictions

Cross-platform solutions will become even more important

More inboxes to monitor the more we move online

Non-traditional approaches to email as people try to hack it to make it more manageable

Information (and notification) overload with the rise of connected wearables

More business, but less effectiveness

Increased use of instant messaging (i.e. HipChat or Slack)

Breakthrough in the Internet of Things (IoT)

More opportunities to be distracted by "shiny new objects"

Links

Omnifocus

Amazon Go video

Hipchat

Slack

AEDojo.com

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