Being productive is all about creating the best system of productivity in your life. It can be very easy to set a vague goal of “being more productive” but if we don’t institute real systems of productivity throughout our day to day life then it will never happen.
An easy way to add some productivity tools into your life is to use your phone. We are all on them most of the time anyway, right?
We are in the technology generation and we are lucky that there are more tools and resources right at our fingertips than ever before in the history of mankind.
So let’s use it!
Here are the options for the best productivity apps this year, according to us.
Forest – Stay Focused
The killer of productivity is distraction. If you find that you get distracted regularly throughout the day, Forest can be a great tool to help deal with that.
Forest encourages you to plant virtual trees and watch them grow as you spend time engaging in any task you need to do. It will mute all of your conversations and notifications, and if you switch apps to look at something else on your phone your session will stop and your tree will die.
The concept might seem a little brutal but it really helps you stay on task for much longer so that you can achieve what you need to achieve.
Our generation of technology is bombarded with notifications every day and using an app like Forest can aid us in limiting those distractions.
Headspace
Can a meditation app be counted as a productivity app? Absolutely!
We can’t be productive when we are burnt out and this is a lesson we need to learn early on.
Keeping up with a regular meditation habit can help us out big time when it comes to being productive and efficient. Meditation helps us think clearly and effectively and so when it comes to getting work done, we are much more present and we can get much more done.
Headspace is a great app for anyone who wants to get into meditation, I’m sure you have heard of it before and that is for good reason.
Using Headspace and getting into the habit of meditating for a short time at least every day will give you a noticeable increase in your productivity.
If you don’t believe me, try it out for yourself.
Loop Habit Tracker
Loop Habit Tracker is a nifty and simple app that helps you measure daily progress with your habits.
Our habits are the bread and butter of our life and healthy habits are essential for productivity.
Using something as simple as this tracker might not seem like something that will make a big difference to your overall life, but it 100% will. Just give it some time to do its magic and make sure you are putting in the work on your end.
Like we said, productivity is a system and not a goal and it takes some time, patience, and commitment to get things running smoothly.
