13 easy tech tricks to make you more productive
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1. Use keyboard shortcuts to save time
Memorize your keyboard shortcuts. If you’re working 8 hours a day like most people, using keyboard shortcuts not only save you days of work, but it also boosts your
productivity by over 3%.
There may be occasions when sharing hard copy becomes necessary. For this, prefer a free app like Evernote Scannable or Adobe Scan to scan documents, receipts, business cards,
forms and more by using your smartphone's camera.
2. Use smartphone to scan documents
3. Merge All Clouds
Now connect all source, from Amazon Cloud to Dropbox to Google Drive to OneDrive, and others, all in one convenient
place. And, you can search them all at once, plus conveniently drag and drop to instantly move files between
services.
4. Turn off notifications
No one can be expected to resist the allure of an email, voicemail, or text notification. During work hours, turn off
your notifications, and instead build in time to check email and messages. This is all part of being proactive rather than
reactive.
5. Use Note-Taking Apps
Have you ever been on a break, in a meeting, or supermarket and had a great idea come to you? Often, our brains will continue to solve problems while we’re resting or working.That’s where note-taking apps like
ProofHub helps.
Checking email can turn into an addiction. Apply e-mail check, taking advantage to prioritize messages, set alerts for important vendors, best customers, and
save the rest until the scheduled time.
6. Ditch the Emails
7. Use To-Do List Apps
One of the biggest barriers to productivity improvement is procrastination. To-do list apps like
ProofHub are an excellent way to keep organized and list your tasks in order of importance.
8. Avoid multitasking
Multitasking reduces your efficiency and performance as brain can only focus on one thing at a time. It’s a
real productivity killer. When you try to do multitasking, your brain lacks the capacity to perform
tasks successfully.
9. Never touch things twice
Never put anything in a holding pattern. Touching things twice is a huge time-waster. Don’t save an email or a phone call to deal with later. As soon as something gets on attention, just act on it, delegate it, or delete it.
You probably spend a lot of time on the internet. Use tab extensions.
Limitless Chrome extension helps to focus on what's important, quick access to the sites needed, and
reminders about the time.
10. Make Internet Browsing More Efficient
11. Clean Up Your Desktop
Try a desktop wallpaper organizer to put all your files in their proper place. The custom desktop image helps you
neatly arrange your files, so you can pick your favorite and it'll look like you've got it all together.
Don't be swiping through your phone all day, respond only to important texts while working, try
bringing your messaging apps together on your desktop.
12. Keep All Your Messages at One Place
13. Use a Time Tracker
If you haven’t yet begun to track your time, this tip will change your life. There are many different apps and
programs you can use for time tracking, but the most important thing is that you do it every day.
Suggestions: ProofHub
