The Productive Woman

Productivity Tools – TPW268

11.13.2019 - By Laura McClellanPlay

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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

* Sleep with Me podcast

* Calm

* Headspace

* White Noise

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

* 3x3 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

* LastPass

* 1 Password

* Dashlane

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

* Zoom

* Skype

9. Smart Watch

* Apple Watch

* FitBit

* Garmin

* Samsung Galaxy Watch

10. Dropbox

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