What are the most effective tools for managing your daily tasks?

Managing your daily tasks effectively is a key skill for achieving your goals and staying productive. However, with so many distractions, interruptions, and competing priorities, it can be hard to keep track of everything and stay focused. That's why using some tools and software can help you organize, prioritize, and automate your tasks, and save you time and energy. In this article, we'll explore some of the most effective tools for managing your daily tasks, and how to use them to boost your time management skills.

1 A calendar app

A calendar app is a basic but essential tool for managing your daily tasks. It allows you to schedule your appointments, meetings, deadlines, and reminders, and sync them across your devices and platforms. You can also use a calendar app to plan your daily, weekly, and monthly routines, and block out time for your most important tasks. A calendar app can help you avoid double-booking, missing deadlines, and forgetting tasks, and give you a clear overview of your schedule and availability.

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Bassam Al-Qallaf

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- Organize my internal/external communications with individuals and teams alike. - Give me a holistic overview and reflect on my activities during the Fiscal year from micro to macro outlook. - Helps me easily find some older emails related to events registered on my Calander.

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2 A task manager app

A task manager app is a tool that helps you create, organize, and manage your to-do lists and projects. It lets you break down your tasks into smaller steps, assign them to different categories, labels, or priorities, and track their progress and status. You can also use a task manager app to delegate tasks to others, set deadlines and reminders, and integrate with other tools and apps. A task manager app can help you prioritize your tasks, stay on top of your projects, and collaborate with others.

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I like the task manager apps kanban style, they are easy to follow up and set up. Help me keep organized and on track of what it’s important and what’s urgent.

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Bassam Al-Qallaf

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Kanban style planner, plus task manager helps me visualize my tasks and arrange each based on timeline and priority. A team collaboration feature task manager is a must for greater productivity and transparency.

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3 A timer app

A timer app is a tool that helps you manage your time and focus on your tasks. It allows you to set timers for your work sessions and breaks, and follow a technique such as the Pomodoro method, which involves working for 25 minutes and taking a 5-minute break. You can also use a timer app to track how much time you spend on different tasks, activities, or categories, and analyze your productivity and efficiency. A timer app can help you avoid procrastination, distraction, and burnout, and improve your concentration and performance.

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Bassam Al-Qallaf

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Without a timer, time deviation is imminent, humans tend to lose track of time especially in meetings with lot of stakeholders in it. Timers for me adjust my unconscious and biological clock. Timers give me analytical insight on how much I have improved overall. Being a manager I spent most of my time facing a computer screen, so I usually use an app with multiple features for analytical overview of my performance

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4 A note-taking app

A note-taking app is a tool that helps you capture, store, and access your ideas, information, and feedback. It lets you create notes in various formats, such as text, audio, video, or images, and organize them into notebooks, tags, or folders. You can also use a note-taking app to edit, annotate, or share your notes, and link them to other tools and apps. A note-taking app can help you reduce clutter, remember important details, and enhance your creativity and learning.

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Currently using 2 note-taking apps and practicing on the third one (Obsidian). Digital note-taking apps are convenient for going back in time and search for certain topic via various filters which makes easier and better. However, I can't live without a physical notebook for meetings and even brainstorming idea's. physical writing stimulate my brain in a superior way.

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5 A habit tracker app

A habit tracker app is a tool that helps you build, maintain, and track your habits. It allows you to set goals for your desired habits, such as exercising, meditating, or reading, and record your progress and streaks. You can also use a habit tracker app to motivate yourself with rewards, challenges, or social support, and get insights and feedback on your habits. A habit tracker app can help you develop positive habits, eliminate negative ones, and improve your well-being and performance.

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Honestly I came across habit tracker apps, but still did not use it, maybe in the future. However, using Calander not only organize my professional life, it gives me an insight on the daily time gaps to fill for personal activities and this reflects in my task manager. I guess my mind map design is also acting as my habit tracker and my sport smart watch is my analytical insight health tracker.

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6 A automation app

A automation app is a tool that helps you automate your tasks and workflows. It allows you to create rules or triggers that connect different tools and apps, and perform actions or tasks automatically. For example, you can use an automation app to send an email when a task is completed, add a calendar event when a meeting is scheduled, or backup your files when you close your laptop. An automation app can help you save time, reduce errors, and streamline your processes.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

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1 A calendar app

2 A task manager app

3 A timer app

4 A note-taking app

5 A habit tracker app

6 A automation app

7 Here’s what else to consider

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1 A calendar app

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3 A timer app

4 A note-taking app

5 A habit tracker app

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7 Here’s what else to consider

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