5 Incredible Productivity Apps to Take Control of Your Time
Make the best use of your time — Kick it off with this read. 😍
I cannot help but be surprised that an average worker spends 22 years of his life in a 45-year career in useless meetings — the meetings worth 16% of his lifetime.
Nothing just that, there’s a lot more to challenge your senses.
- Average workers, we are talking about, spend more than half of every workday on low to no-value tasks.
- Respondents made sound remarks in a survey. 32% of them waste 1–2 hours every day, and 17% even waste 2–3 hours daily. If you can read one book per hour, you could read 730 to 1095 books in these 2–3 hours a year.
- Almost 89% of workers admit they waste time daily at work.
“Your dreams are invaluable, so is your time.”
There are plenty of digital apps to track and manage your time better. Let's seek some digital help to take control of your time.
1. Forest
"Save a tree, Save a life."
It seemed like I listened somewhere.
What does it have to do with time management?
Yeah, it had nothing to do with your time management, but Forest has made the trees save your life and your dreams by building your control of your time.
But how?
Forest is the first on our list of time management apps. Tick tick… You start a timer on other apps but grow virtual trees on Forest.
You have given life to a virtual tree, and it would die if you left the app or opened a distracting website.
Key features:
- It helps you take control of your time and stay focused.
- It uses gamification elements that help you challenge your distracting habits.
- Uses the Pomodoro Technique (taking regular breaks to boost productivity).
2. RescueTime
“And check!
I crushed all my to-dos today!”
People make their beds checking off their all-day to-dos, and I often end my day wondering where all the time went.
In such cases, RescueTime comes to the rescue.
It's a time-tracking app to help you understand where your time goes.
It tracks your screen time and activity and then provides you with reports to either feel proud of your productive day or guilt-trip yourself.
Key features:
- Tracks your computer activity and mobile app usage.
- Provides reports on how you spend your time.
- It helps you identify areas where you can improve your productivity.
3. Todoist
When asked about time and task management apps, it's common to remember these apps. It is one of my favorite apps to take control of time.
The feature that I love is the "Karma," which tracks your productivity and provides you insights into task completion and productivity trends.
Key Features:
- It helps you create and organize tasks, set due dates, and prioritize your to-dos.
- Provides reminders and notifications to ensure you never miss a deadline.
4. Toggl Track
The next on the list is Toggl Track, a time-tracking app for freelancers and remote workers.
Using it, you can track every second you spend on any project. You can also then generate invoices.
Key features:
- Track your time spent on different projects
- Generate invoices for your clients
- Sync your time entries with your calendar
5. Tick Tick
Tick Tick is another powerful tool to bring the tick tick of your clock under your control. It does a lot more than just tracking your time.
Key Features:
- It lets you create and customize to-do lists
- Contains Pomodoro Technique timer
- Tracks time tracking and provides reports
- It helps you set goals and reminders
Final Thoughts💭
These time-tracking mentions will help you to be on track.
We all have 24 hours a day. It could never be 1 minute above or down.
Think briefly: what achievements can you make if you control your time?
Think about your time. It could be the best use of your time.
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