Applications to boost your productivity | Simple Life Simple Happiness
When we’re out and about our day, it’s always easy to lose track of our things and tasks, but one thing we’ll always remember to have on hand is our trusty mobile phones! As we get gradually busier as the year goes on, there’s no doubt that the assignments and tasks that we get will increase and even though there may be many ways that we can keep track of all our important tasks such as keeping a diary or list, sometimes, our mobile phone may be just all we need! In today’s blogpost, we have compiled a list of applications that you can keep on your mobile phones to help you manage your busy lives no matter what kind of person you may be~
For a professional, no-nonsense, all-in-one: Minimalist
With it’s simple, black and white interface along with the easy, fool-proof function, Minimalist is the perfect application for keeping track of daily tasks. In addition to being able to type in to-do lists, you can also switch to the application’s built in pomodoro timer, which allows for you to be able to plan your time in intervals that allow you to optimise your productivity for doing your tasks and also time for you to rest and relax after an intensive study session~
image by the app store via. https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/minimalist-to-do-list-task/id993066159
For a fun, personal diary: EMMO
Logging into a digital diary or planner has been all the craze in Korea and this application is inspired by the trend! EMMO - Life Record is the application’s full name and we can understand why! Enabling you to attach pictures, drawings and even stickers to your otherwise text-only diary logs, you can now choose to end your day with logging into your colourful and eventful mobile diary! Even better, look back at the entries you’ve created after a month of keeping track and reflect back on all those beautiful moments in life you had!
image by the app store via. https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/emmo-life-record/id1508326506
For the retro-vintage loving student: Focus Tomato
If you’re a big fan of the astrology application, Co-star, you’ll love this app! Inspired by designs from the retro-vintage era, Study Tomato puts a twist to your mundane, boring study sessions with its creative and engaging user interface! This timer makes use of the famous productivity system called the pomodoro timer so not only would you have an aesthetically pleasing timer to look at while you study, you’ll also be able to increase and optimise your productivity for your focus sessions!
image by the app store via. https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/focus-tomato-lets-focus-now/id1471458198
For the gamerholic workaholic: Blockytime
We all know of the childhood game machines like Pacman or Wreck-it Ralph! This application brings the theme of those game machines to life with it’s pixelated block design! If you aren’t a big fan of your school’s timetables or doing up your timetables on a simple and boring excel sheet, this is the perfect application for you! You can now choose how you want to block out your time for different tasks and chores with this simple application that allows you to view your timetable at a glance! Along with its ability to provide a colour-coding system that you can view all at once, it’s the definition of convenience and ease!
image by the app store via. https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/blockytime-lite/id1412629690
And that concludes our list of applications for now! Although there might be only a few applications that we have mentioned in this list, there are always more out there that you can explore and try out! After all, there’s no harm in always trying something new and if it doesn’t work out, you can always choose to delete the application from your phone with the click of a button! So let’s get our grind on and work hard in chasing our dreams together~
