My Productivity App in May

May is coming and spring is almost end to the start of summer. But, it doesn't make me lazy to do something, even outside world is waiting for me to explore the beauty... :p haha

So, in the first post of this month, May, I'm gonna tell you guys what kind of productivity apps I've been used and still gonna use these in this beautiful month.

INBOX

If you use Gmail for your e-mail service, I think you probably notice that these days (I'm not sure start when) Google try to give you notification in your Gmail window to try to use Inbox. Inbox is another Google product that allows emails to be bundled based on the purpose. So, for example, if I buy something online, sometimes the conformation will be sent to e-mail, then Inbox will bundle this email into one folder called Purchase. The same case for travelling, Inbox will bundle your itinerary in the Travel folder. Inbox also have a functionality that help people notice which email should be seen first using "pin" or remove the seen email using "done", even "snooze" the email to be read later, just like alarm.
This app is very useful for me now. Because it can bundled everything in my inbox and I can easily manage what kind of email which is important and not important. But, if you want to use this app, you have to be invited first by your friend. Actually I'm not sure about this because when I first use this app, I don't have to be invited by my friend, but when my husband wanna tried it, I had to invite him first in order for him to use the app.

FOCUS@WILL

Have you ever experience the feeling of desperate to focus on something? I think many people have this kind of experience. That's why people need something that can make them focus. Music is one of the solution. But, not "jedug jedug" music (if you know what I mean) hahaha I like to listen an instrumental music, specifically guitar. Yeah sometimes, I will listen to Sungha Jung in YouTube. But, if I use YouTube in my tab, I can't open another app to do my tasks. So, there is this app called Focus@Will that will provide you with kind of music do you like. Not only acoustic but also something like piano recital, mozart songs, etc.
It's proven (at least to me) that music can help someone to focus and do the job faster and become more productive. But, you have to pay if you want to use this app for more than 1 month. Instead, you can still try it using 30 days trial. After that? let's find another app. haha

POCKET

Pocket is an app that can help you store websites links, videos, pictures, etc when you want to read it later, offline. So, for example... I like to browse a lot, sometimes I will got into a moment when I can't read the article and want to store the link in one click. And of course, if it's possible, read it offline. Pocket provides this need for people like me who likes to store many information online and to be read offline later maybe at home. And also, this app can be installed in phone, tablet, and computer.


EVERNOTE

I like this app a lot!! Because this app can help me store many notes, todos, pictures, websites links, videos, etc then I can share those files to my friends.

Because this app is using cloud service, the synchronization between one device with another is fast and no need much storage to save all notes we have.

It's good to save many meeting notes, research ideas, summary of the paper, todos for project (i dn't like t put my personal todos in here), websites offline page (just like pocket but i prefer pocket more than evernote website clipper), recipes, travel pictures, etc.

WUNDERLIST

Another app that can help me store and keep on track of my todos is this app called Wunderlist. I can also put my dreams or my monthly accomplishment, books to read, movies to watch, groceries list, etc. Because, this app put lists on the folders. You can download it in your mobile phone, tablet,or computer. The todos also can have deadline and can be repeated for several days, months, or anytime you want. You can also share your folder of lists to your friends, it's good for project list, and also you can chat on each other.

That's all for My May's App and hope it can help you to find perfect productivity app for you. Remember, there are a lot of apps in the store, you can manage to try one but then realize it's not good at all for your productivity. My suggestion to you is try at least for a week and if it's not good, try another one. Maybe my apps for this month are not suitable for your needs, it's fine, just find another app that similar but based on your needs.

Jazakallahu Khairan Katsiran. ^^