- Team management
- Writing
- Reading
- GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY
- email management
- SOCIAL MEDIA
A simple wordpress site builder, theme manager and lead generation package that is inexpensive, easy to use and time-saving.
A done-for-you WordPress management service that offers unlimited small (~30 minute) tasks for a relatively small monthly payment.
Omnifocus ($40 for mac and $20 for iPhone)
This is how I manage my GTD system. It lets me sort tasks by project, due date, and most importantly syncs across devices so anytime I think of something walking around I can dump the idea in my phone. If you aren’t on a mac, I recommend Todoist.
For writing and brain dumping since the composition window is way cleaner than a Microsoft Word document and the mobile app and search feature make it effectively, an external brain for any ideas or book recommendations I get through the course of the day.
A free, lightweight mac App for tracking pomodoro sessions. The pomodoro technique is a simple way to increase the amount of highly focused work you do. The time counts 25 minute sessions during which you choose one focused task to work. Research has shown that working in 25 minute and taking 5 minute breaks lets you get more productive hours in per day.
Do you ever have something that you copy pasted 30 minutes ago and now it’s gone? Jumpcut keeps a record of the last 15 things that you copied so you can easily re-paste.
aText ($4.99)
Text expander to make your own hotkeys for things you commonly type. I use it for things like my home address and frequently frequently entered URLs. So if I type “,home” it automagically changes to “194 Calicut Rd Tribeca, IN 52082”
LastPass remembers all your passwords and common forms you fill out (like address and credit card) that you can unlock with a single master password. It also lets you share passwords with team members. It is more secure than using the same password for everything or storing passwords in a spreadsheet. If you use a complex password for LastPass and your email, those are the only two you have to remember in order to have a very secure presence.
Rescue Time tracks your computer’s active windows to help you understand where your time is going while working on your computer or mobile device. I can see how much time you spend on social media and email which helps me reduce my consumption.
Calendly syncs with your Google calendar and lets people book times you choose. I usually leave myself open for calls from 1-6pm Monday through Friday. When I send people my calendly link, they can see what times in the range I am available and schedule a call. Infinitely better than scheduling over email.
Removes the blue light from your screen after the sun goes down. The blue light is what prevents melatonin production so removing the light makes it easier to work late and still crash early.
Ecamm Call Recorder ($29.95)
For recording podcast interviews.
Spectacle App (Mac)
Hotkeys to move the windows around on your mac. I will often use two windows left and right maximized so I can switch between the two without changing tabs or windows. I find this particularly helpful when writing as I can keep my research open on one side of the screen and write on the other.
Way of Life (iOS, Android)
Need to break a bad habit or build a few good ones? Willing to spend less than a minute daily to do something about it? Way of Life offers an easy way to track habits like exercising, logging your food, sleeping 8 hours, and reading.
Alfred (Mac)
Alfred lets you create hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. Search your Mac and the web, and be more productive with custom actions to control your Mac. The search function is better than Spotlight, the Mac native solution.
Insight Timer (iOS, Android)
A minimalist meditation timer. Insight Timer has a simple tracking system which offers enough gamification that I find myself meditating more than I otherwise would. You can use either just a timer or choose from over 7,000 free guided meditations. I particularly like Tara Brach’s guided meditations.
Do you like bullet point lists? Do you like it even more when you can indent them and create hierarchies? I love lists and workflowy is the best outlining app I’ve ever found. I use it for planning out projects, mapping out books or long essays, and just organizing my thoughts. The best part is that you can “zoom in” on each item to see all its sublists. Each item in your list, then, is like a new document on its own. (Said in a geekier way - Workflowy is infinitely fractal bulleted lists)
A tool to help web developers, researchers, and designers track what technologies are being used by other websites, which may help them to decide what technologies to implement themselves.
Improve your productivity through virtual coworking.
When you don't have the time to read, just listen. Switch between reading and listening to your Kindle books in the Kindle App.
A plugin providing backup, restore, staging, and website management solutions for WordPress sites
Rank higher in search engines by using Yoast to help you with your website optimization.
The plugin Ultimate Post List for WordPress gives you an easy-to-use toolbox to make lists of posts.
The plugin Easy Footnotes lets you add footnotes throughout your WordPress posts.
This WordPress plugin aggregates and minimizes all CSS and JavaScript.
