13 easy tech tricks to make you more productive

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1. Use keyboard shortcuts to save time

Memorize your keyboard shortcuts. If you’re working 8 hours a day like most people, using keyboard shortcuts not only save you days of work, but it also boosts your

productivity by over 3%.

There may be occasions when sharing hard copy becomes necessary. For this, prefer a free app like Evernote Scannable or Adobe Scan to scan documents, receipts, business cards,

forms and more by using your smartphone's camera.

2. Use smartphone to scan documents

3. Merge All Clouds

Now connect all source, from Amazon Cloud to Dropbox to Google Drive to OneDrive, and others, all in one convenient

place. And, you can search them all at once, plus conveniently drag and drop to instantly move files between

services.

4. Turn off notifications

No one can be expected to resist the allure of an email, voicemail, or text notification. During work hours, turn off

your notifications, and instead build in time to check email and messages. This is all part of being proactive rather than

reactive.

5. Use Note-Taking Apps

Have you ever been on a break, in a meeting, or supermarket and had a great idea come to you? Often, our brains will continue to solve problems while we’re resting or working.That’s where note-taking apps like

ProofHub helps.

Checking email can turn into an addiction. Apply e-mail check, taking advantage to prioritize messages, set alerts for important vendors, best customers, and

save the rest until the scheduled time.

6. Ditch the Emails

7. Use To-Do List Apps

One of the biggest barriers to productivity improvement is procrastination. To-do list apps like

ProofHub are an excellent way to keep organized and list your tasks in order of importance.

8. Avoid multitasking

Multitasking reduces your efficiency and performance as brain can only focus on one thing at a time. It’s a

real productivity killer. When you try to do multitasking, your brain lacks the capacity to perform

tasks successfully.

9. Never touch things twice

Never put anything in a holding pattern. Touching things twice is a huge time-waster. Don’t save an email or a phone call to deal with later. As soon as something gets on attention, just act on it, delegate it, or delete it.

You probably spend a lot of time on the internet. Use tab extensions.

Limitless Chrome extension helps to focus on what's important, quick access to the sites needed, and

reminders about the time.

10. Make Internet Browsing More Efficient

11. Clean Up Your Desktop

Try a desktop wallpaper organizer to put all your files in their proper place. The custom desktop image helps you

neatly arrange your files, so you can pick your favorite and it'll look like you've got it all together.

Don't be swiping through your phone all day, respond only to important texts while working, try

bringing your messaging apps together on your desktop.

12. Keep All Your Messages at One Place

13. Use a Time Tracker

If you haven’t yet begun to track your time, this tip will change your life. There are many different apps and

programs you can use for time tracking, but the most important thing is that you do it every day.

Suggestions: ProofHub

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