productivity tools to make your life easier
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We could all stand do be a little more productive. How many of us spend numerous hours of our work weeks staring into space or letting ourselves get distracted by our televisions, our radios, our co-workers and (of course) Facebook? Most of us probably, especially freelancers such as myself, who are perpetually surrounded by potential distractions. But if you want to make a genuine difference and never again get that feeling after a long day of work that you didn't actually get anything done, you'd probably be surprised how easy it is to catalyse. Here we've taken the 3 most crucial barriers to productivity and underlined a few simple things you can do to avoid them. Emails – How many (important) emails will you actually receive in a day? Probably only a handful, but this doesn't stop many of us from refreshing our email client every 10 minutes (especially if we're expecting a specific message). Limit yourself to checking your email only every hour or download some software that will sort the 'wheat from the chaff' for you. Files – As a freelancer I was constantly spending time looking for files until I created a system that made logical sense. Make sure every file is in a place where it can be accessed in just a few clicks. There is software that can help you with this, but you shouldn't need it as long as you keep everything tidy. Time Management – Managing your time is one of the most important skills you can learn when working as a freelancer. Many of us end up wasting more time than we might realise so the first thing you should do is track exactly how you spend your time on a day-to-day basis and use this information to improve how you manage it. If you're still feeling completely lost, the infographic below includes a list of software that can really help improve productivity, most of which are free to use and all of which will help those who struggle to help themselves.TRANSCRIPT
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75,000,000 Freemium Organisation £Evernote
(Paid packages start at $5/month or $45/year)
1,000,000 Freemium Organisation £Trello(Paid packages start at £4/month or £35/year)
100,000 Freemium Automation £Zapier
(Paid packages start at $15/month)
100,000 Freemium Automation £Skitch(No paid packages)
8,000,000 Freemium Social £Hootsuite(Paid packages start at £7.19/month)
5,000,000 Freemium To-Do £Wunderlist(Paid packages start at $4.99/month)
1,141,675 Freemium Social £Buffer
(Paid packages start at $10/month)
8,500,000 Freemium Organise £Pocket(No paid packages)
5,000,000 Freemium To Do £Remember The Milk(Paid packages start at $25/year)
17,000,000 Freemium Manage Projects £Basecamp
(Paid packages start at $20/month)
2,000,000 Freemium Creativity £MindMeister(Paid packages start at $9.99/month)
247,750 Freemium Collaboration £Murally
(Paid packages start at $10/month)
1,000,000 Freemium To Do £Toodledo
(Paid packages start at $10/month)
To make your life