你的手机在你的口袋里。 它连接到互联网。 它拍照。 然而，您可能仍然在冰箱上贴一张便利贴来记住购买牛奶。
我们都有管理混乱生活的工具。 但找到合适的软件来实际使用它们感觉就像是无穷无尽的待办事项清单上的另一项任务。 这就是现代生产力的悖论。 您购买计划本是为了节省时间，结果却要花费数小时来组织计划本。
这是一个更简单的方法。
这八个应用程序是免费的（高级用户可以选择付费升级），它们可以为您完成繁重的工作。 它们可以帮助您记住密码、跟踪卡路里、安排会议，并且再也不会丢失照片。 这样，您实际上可以专注于重要的事情。 就像你的工作一样。 或者睡觉。 或者玩《糖果粉碎传奇》。
Track what you eat with MyFitnessPal
If you care about your health, you need to know what you’re putting in your body. Most people don’t know until they write it down.
MyFitnessPal is the gold standard in this regard. It has a database of thousands of foods. Take a photo of your meal or search for a product and immediately calculate calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. You might be surprised to learn that your “healthy” snack actually contains 400 calories of sugar and fat.
It also tracks your water intake. Most people are dehydrated. The app reminds you to drink half your body weight in water every day (in ounces). You can also save your exercise volume and weight. These charts make it easy to see if you’re really making progress or just stuck.
Combine tasks with Microsoft To Do
Juggling personal matters and work deadlines can lead to burnout. Microsoft To-Do keeps things from falling through the cracks.
It’s a task manager app that works well with the rest of Microsoft’s ecosystem. If you use Outlook, Teams or Planner, this is your best friend. When you flag an email in Outlook, it automatically appears as a to-do. Do you want to highlight text in an email? It becomes a reminder.
No more switching between tabs. Never forget the email you promised to answer last Tuesday. Bring your personal and professional life into one place.
Schedule automatically with Calendly
Scheduling a meeting used to be a game of email tennis. “Are you free on Tuesday?” “No, what about Wednesday?” “I have a dentist appointment.” “Okay, Thursday?”
Don’t do this again.
Calendly fixes the pain of coordination. Enter the available time. There will be a link to the application. Send the link to others. They choose a time that suits them. It will be added to both calendars immediately.
Time zones are handled automatically. This is very important when working with clients from different countries. Integrated with Outlook, Google, iCloud and Office 365. Installation is only required once. No more asking about availability.
Protect your memories with Google Photos
Losing your phone is the worst. Losing the photos on it is catastrophic.
Google Photos automatically backs up your photos. You don’t have to remember to do this. It just happens. It organizes your library by date, but the real power is in the search.
You can search for faces. It can recognize people. It even recognizes pets. Type “mom” or “dog” and you’ll see all their pictures. Search by location, activity, and even screenshots and selfies. Everything is categorized so you can find your 2014 photo without having to scroll through 10,000 empty photos. You can also print photos and create physical books directly from the app.
Centralize file management with Dropbox
Dropbox seems simple. That’s its power.
After registration, a virtual folder is created. It works like a folder on your computer, but it’s in the cloud. The free version offers 2 GB of storage space. This is enough for documents and small files. If you have large video files and media, you can pay up to 2 TB.
You can protect your files with a password. You can create public shared folders. You can also send links to people who don’t have Dropbox accounts. It works just like a regular folder, but you can access it from any device. This saves you the trouble of exchanging attachments via e-mail.
Save your ideas with Evernote
Ideas are fragile things. If you don’t catch it soon, it will disappear.
Evernote is a comprehensive capture system. Text, images, voice notes, screenshots, links, spreadsheets. If you see or listen to it, you can save it in Evernote.
It’s more than just a storage box. Searchable. You can take pictures of handwritten notes and business cards. Evernote uses optical character recognition to find words in images. You can mark everything. You can organize your notes into notebooks. Synced between all devices.
Use it for wish lists, business plans, travel plans, etc. The basic version is free. The Premium and Business tiers offer more storage and features. But even the free version is powerful enough to prevent brain overflow.
Protect your identity with LastPass
We all have too many passwords. Also, the more secure you are, the harder it is to remember your password.
Do not reuse passwords. But you also don’t need to remember 50 complex strings.
LastPass solves this problem. Store all your passwords in encrypted storage. You only need to remember one master password. The vault itself is locked, so even if someone breaks into your device, they can’t access your data without a key.
Fill out the form. Name, address and credit card information. This will save you a few seconds every time you log in. Works with all browsers and operating systems. The free plan covers most people. Paid packages add features suitable for homes and businesses. But our core values are simple. One password rules them all.
If the billing period has expired
The day is over. I have no idea where the last eight hours went. If these hours become billable, you are in serious trouble. Time tracking apps solve this. Tim is one of them. Works on mobile phones, PCs and Macs. It tells you exactly where the time has gone. Stop when you’re done.
Many offices have a time tracking system. They are often large. Timur is different. It’s mobile. Monitor project work during meetings. You can follow it in workplaces. You don’t sit at the table.
Free accounts have limitations. Paid plans are also available. Supports up to 50 users. Your business can grow with your software.
CARROT: The decisive AI assistant
Need more personality? Try the CARROT family of AI applications. These are advertised as “judgmental” apps. They use weird motivational insults. This makes people more productive. And even if you do a great job, you get very little reward for it. This is a strange approach. It works for some people.
