What do you do if productivity apps aren't helping you manage your workday?

Productivity is an inner game. It's a game of decisions. Apps will never help you be more productivity, because you're still the person who decides what to-do, task, appointment put inside the app, when to put it and what to say "yes" and "no". The root cause is in self-awareness and in how we make decisions. You solve this, you win the game ??

If tools and technology aren't helping you manage your productivity, look inwards and be more disciplined. No amount of tools will magically make you disciplined, that choice is yours. Make the commitment to yourself or tell others to hold you accountable. You are ultimately responsible whether you spend your time wisely or not.

Se aplicativos de produtividade n?o est?o ajudando a gerenciar seu dia de trabalho, é hora de reavaliar sua abordagem. Experimente técnicas de gerenciamento de tempo alternativas, como a técnica Pomodoro, para dividir o trabalho em intervalos gerenciáveis. Considere a possibilidade de criar listas de tarefas mais específicas e priorize suas atividades com base na importancia e urgência. Além disso, reserve tempo para revisar e ajustar regularmente seu método de organiza??o para melhor atender às suas necessidades e fluxo de trabalho. E, se necessário, n?o hesite em buscar orienta??o ou treinamento adicional para aprimorar suas habilidades de gerenciamento de tempo.

Productivity apps can be helpful, but time management is 80% mind management. Apps won't do much to help you overcome the mindset-based obstacles to planning and managing your time effectively. Here are some common mindset-based obstacles to effective time management: - Overwhelm - Self-doubt - Fear of failure - Indecision - Procrastination (often a symptom of other mindset-based issues) - Distraction - Low motivation - People-pleasing Awareness around the mindset-based issues that are impacting your time management is the first step to overcoming them.

Apps can indeed create a lot of clutter and additional (unnecessary) work. For example, Be mindful of note taking apps. They do not take notes, they transcript the meeting. Then, you have to transform them into notes. Plus taking notes yourself you connect the dots and are much more efficient in structuring notes into actions. What's even more cool, you remember so much better when you take notes yourself.

The easier your time management system is to use, the more likely you'll be to use it. It can be easy to swoon over fancy new apps, because they usually create a dopamine hit in the brain. However, the more steps you have to take to plan, manage, and execute your time, the more you will resist using the system. I recommend these 3 essentials of a time management system: - A way to capture to-do's and action items - A calendar or planner - A system for planning your time at the beginning of the week, and reviewing/assessing how things went at the end of the week (so you can learn and adjust as you go) For any functions or features beyond those 3, ensure that whatever your adding makes your life easier, simpler, and more streamlined.

I encourage people to try a calendar app or planner for at least a month, but not less than two weeks, before deciding whether it serves their needs or not. This ensures that you have time to learn the features and navigation, work out any kinks in your process, and competently assess whether the product fits your needs. In selecting an app or planner, avoid options that have way more functionality than you need. Tons of extra bells and whistles can be overwhelming and distracting. Choose and try products that have just enough functionality for your purposes. Remember, complexity does not equal sophistication. Simpler solutions are often more effective than complicated ones.