AMMAN — We’ve
all been there; so much to do, so little time to do it. This isn’t inherently
your fault — people are very fickle with regards to activities, especially the
mundane.
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If you’re on
the cusp of building a business of your own, you realize all too well just how
many things are floating about in your head at any given time — even when
you’re asleep.
It is for
this exact reason that that so many IOS apps on Apple’s storefront tell you
that they are there to swoop in and make you a lean, mean, task-eliminating
machine.
However,
most end up being simple task checklists that you scribble off as you complete
them, and some even offer more of a total time waste than if you did not fiddle
around with the app itself.
Don’t worry
though, Jordan News has trudged through the depths of the app store for you and
in this article will uncover five IOS apps that actually increase your
productivity and enable you to organize and manage your time efficiently.
RescueTime
Good
for: Tracking time
When we
first learned of RescueTime, it seemed like just another generic time tracking
application for your device.
However,
after looking into it further, the application does far more than simply track
your time, it actually creates suggestions based on its findings, segmenting
your time spent on various applications by creating push notifications to
remind you of what’s important for the day.
The
application does this through mapping out your “shifts,” or the number of times
you have switched from what you were previously doing to something else.
Think of
being in the middle of writing an important letter, and an email from your
colleague at work pops up. According to RescueTime, there is a high chance that
you’ll stick around the inbox much longer than you expect browsing through
other emails, going through your past replies, or potentially even further continuing
to respond to non-essential communications.
Doodle
Good
for: Automating and setting meetings
Whether you
like them or hate them, meetings are an essential part of every
businessperson’s life. While executives have secretaries that schedule
appointments, we’re pretty sure that these two apps come as close as possible
as having your own scheduler.
Doodle is an
automated scheduling application that creates a unique link to your calendar and
updates itself in real time. With access to this link, anyone can schedule an
appointment at any time by clicking on the link and browsing through the time
slots that you set.
This removes
the need for unnecessary calls, constant checking of your schedule, and more
importantly makes it incredibly intuitive for customers or clients to book
appointments with you within seconds.
Forest
Good for:
Setting that buzzing phone aside
For all
mini-game enthusiasts out there, Forest developed a game that enables
progression that only progresses when your phone is put down.
You start by
planting a seed once the application is first launched, and as soon as it is
running in the background and the phone is locked and stationary, the seed
continuously grows.
While it’s a
long undertaking, your seed eventually grows into a full forest full of vibrant
colors and interchangeable seasons. However, it does have other uses too, if
you’re that friend that always glances at their phone during a hangout simply
out of habit, Forest may be an actual gamechanger for breaking the habit.
Habitica
Good
for: Training habitual behavior
Speaking of
video games, if Forest was a simple enough concept that brings out your inner
green thumb, Habitica takes this concept further and gamifies your entire
routine experience.
Habitica is
a gamified task manager that allows you to build habit-based schedules for
rewards.
Interestingly
enough, the application actually collects data about your location during these
tasks, and since the app focuses on repetition, it can actually track whether
or not you cheat by hitting “completed,” without actually completing the task.
The game
starts you off as a level one character that gains levels, armor, weapons, and
even quests that grow in terms of scope and rewards as you progress through
your habitual cycle.
While this
doesn’t necessarily help you manage your time, it does create additional
incentives to stay consistent throughout your routine activities.
Speechify
Good
for: Listening to text on the go
Since the
inception of the podcast, it has become evident that in the modern age
multitasking has become the new norm. Gone are the days when you could pull up
a video and watch it in its entirety: Now, you simply plug and play a podcast
while you drive, walk or do any other task that can be performed on autopilot.
This has
created an opportunity to create time — within time. With that in mind, what
podcasts are to the video broadcasting world, Speechify is to anything that is
written out on your screen.
Speechify
has a simple premise: it reads anything and everything on your phone. Be it a
document, an article online, or a report sent over from work, plugging it into
Speechify saves you the ordeal of reading by successfully transcribing all text
into verbal speech that is then spoken out to you.
While this
isn’t necessarily groundbreaking technology, there isn’t a single application
on the App Store that we found that could perform with the same efficiency,
clarity, and speed compared to speechify.
Speechify
has a free trial for a week, and then becomes a subscription-based service
costing $7.99 per month. For the amount of time this application can potentially
save you, we think this is by far one of best bang for your buck apps out there.
In summary
While there
are plenty of alternate apps that are available on the Apple storefront, we
believe that these apps are by far some of the easiest to use and most
effective.
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References
https://habitica.com/static/home
https://www.forestapp.cc/
https://www.rescuetime.com/
https://doodle.com/en/
https://speechify.com/
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