5 Potent Productivity Apps
The apps and tools that keep a coach's week in order, split between work (Slack, Asana, Clockify, Grammarly, Freedom) and life (Headspace, Strava, Canva, Mint, an interval timer). Written in 2020, when most staffs were suddenly working from home.
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You don't have to use all the best productivity tools and apps to get work done. Pick a tool that fits your needs and incorporate it into your workflow! If you're always trying to chase down the latest and greatest tools to get your work done, you're already distracting yourself. Less is more.
I created this list to help you narrow down your search and maybe try something that you have never seen or used before. Some tools and apps I have pulled from other lists and some are my personal favorites.
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
Read on and find out ways you can stay productive while socially distancing and working from home!
Ali Schumacher
TeamBuildr Marketing Manager
Productivity Tools: Work
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- 1Productivity Toolsp.1
- 2Work Productivity Toolsp.3
- 3Life Productivity Toolsp.6
- 4Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.p.9
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