Amanda and Adrienne take you through some basic productivity tips and then show you the tools they use. The last slide is all tools mentioned during the discussion.

1. amanda + adrienne
productivity tips + tools

2. amanda’s (ps
Employ the rule of threes
Every morning I decide on the three things I need to accomplish for the day. And only three.
Everything I do on top is just the icing on the cake.

3. LIMIT NOTIFICATIONS
STICK WITH 1-3 APPS
USE SHORTCUTS
DEFINE YOUR PERSONAL
STYLE
SPEND 1 HOUR SUNDAY
PRE-PLANNING THE
WEEK
TRACK YOUR TIME TO SEE
WHAT YOU COULD
IMPROVE ON
ALWAYS BE LEARNING
GET 30 MINUTES OF
ACTIVITY 3-5X PER WEEK
EAT MORE VEGGIES +
FRUITS
GET MORE SLEEP, IT’LL
ENSURE YOU GET MORE
DONE
USE AN APP OR
NOTEBOOK TO EMPTY
MIND AT LEAST MONTHLY
MEDIATE AND/OR DO
YOGA TO REFRESH MIND
ENJOY THE GOOD
THINGS YOU HAVE IN
YOUR LIFE
CHOOSE THREE TASKS
MAX. TO ACCOMPLISH
DAILY
MEETINGS:
NO AGENDA,
NO ATTENDA
p i l l a r s o f p r o d u c t i v i t y

4. Try the GTD method

5. gtd
todoist
easily enter
individual
tasks and
then
categorize
with filters,
tags, and
projects
tip: hit the Q
key for adding
one off or
bulk tasks
use labels to
organize
shopping lists

6. general product management
Trello
great for
managing
both
professional
and
personal
tasks/goals
calendar
views for
deadline
management

7. note taking
evernote
shareable
notebooks
makes
collaborating
on to-do lists
or projects
easy
Create
notebooks to
help plan
travel, blog
posts, and
more

8. note taking
simple note
minimal and
simple
invite non-
simple note
users to
collaborate

9. word processing
drive
use drive to
create word
docs,
spreadsheets,
and
presentations
easily
collaborate
with drive’s
sharing and
editing
capabilities

10. online storage
dropbox
other’s we like
2GB FREE
GOOGLE DRIVE AMAZON CLOUD SERVICE BOX
HAS APPS
FOR
EVERYTHING

11. calendar
google calendar
easily
manage
your day-to-
day tasks by
scheduling
out your
time
share your
calendar with
co-workers or
family for
easier
communication
use IFTTT’s Do note to quickly add
things to your calendar or Do bu8on
to block off next hour.

12. chrome extensions
other’s we like
PUSHBULLET TIMER
LIMITLESS RESOLUTION
TEST
POMELLO
GOOGLE MAIL CHECKER
SORTD

13. email + cal + to-­‐dos
handle
DCHAD
calendar
views for
ASLDJHF
management

14. backup
crashplan
back up your
computer
for free*
access your
computer
anywhere you
have the apps
installed
*freemium model

15. (me tracking
harvest
track your
time for
client billing
easily manage
invoices,
estimates,
and retainers

16. budge(ng
moven
easily set a
budget for
specific
events and
track how
you spend
they’ll send
you a free
prepaid visa

17. health
myfitnesspal
track your
fitness and
nutrition to
help reach
your goals
Input custom
recipes for
easy inputting

18. chat
slack
easy
collaboration
with chat
you can
automate
with slackbot
shortcuts to
do what you
want.

19. IFTTT
Favorite recipes

20. random apps
COFFITIVITY
Coffitivity creates
the ambient sounds
of a cafe to boost
your creativity and
help you work
better.
FEEDLY
A single place to
read your favorite
newspapers,
magazines and blogs.
FLIGHT SEARCH
Easily find a flight at
the best price. Many
filters help you
navigate to the
perfect trip.

21. news
skimm
everything
you need to
know
happening in
the world
delivered
directly to
your inbox
every
morning

22. bit.ly/productivity15
all tools mentioned can be found at
discussion time
what are your favorite
productivity tips, tools and apps?

23. google inbox
1password / last pass
alfred app
voxer
goalery.com
CE: hola
Free agent
Breeze.pm
Tab Manager/ One Tab
Launcher Bar
Rescue Time
Yesware
Docalytics
wemo
IFTTT: turn off air
amazon fire tv
chromecast
leadpages
Streak
unroll.me
Trackif
camelcamelcamel
workflowy
waveapps
Stay Focused
Amazon Echo
sanebox
getPocket
YNAB.com/ Mint/ EveryDollar
UXPin
MightyText
placebeard.it/ placekitten.com
zapier
glympse
betalist
sunrise cal
purchase box