2X Your Productivity With These Apps On Your Laptop
By: Mira Anamae
Tags: Studying, Technology, Productivity Tips, Time Management, Productivity

Your laptop is a key tool waiting to be opened and used to the fullest.

You’ve probably watched tens of hundreds of ‘Productive Day With Me’ types of YouTube videos and thought about how productive you want to be. I do and love them!

You’ll also love to be productive, just like I learned to be.

Productivity is a habit you must build up and strengthen over time. It’s not an app, journal, or a list. It’s a process you start when you deliberately motivate, encourage, and move yourself to achieve something for your success and benefit.

We’re in a self-help/self-love age, thus why I think it’s important to improve yourself with every chance you get.

Here's where the laptop comes in.

When you’re bored, what do you do with your laptop? You probably sort out your files, passwords, declutter your data, etc., but I’m here to tell you how to increase your productivity on your laptop.

What’s Being Productive Mean, Anyway?

According to Tony Robbins, being productive means:

“getting the results you want with less time and effort. When you’re trying to understand how to be productive, what you’re really seeking is a way to achieve your goals while having time to spend on what matters.”

You don’t need to be productive 24/7, but you need to use your time and resources efficiently so you can achieve something. A common mistake I’ve seen is people working to increase the time they spend completing tasks because they think they’re being productive.

Don’t ramp up your workload because you feel you aren’t doing much. You’ll only end up stressed, overworked, and doing more than you can handle.

It would help if you also have time management skills, a schedule, and a calendar to keep track of everything!

Keep on reading to see how your laptop can help you with this.

In this age, you work smart, not hard. Hard work with no strategy gets you little, and smart work with little effort won't get you anywhere.

Why Must You Be Productive? And Why The Laptop?

When you scroll on social media for three hours on your phone, what have you achieved? Maybe you’ve learned some random tips from thread posts, or you’ve perused your fave content creator’s channel and learned something from them.

To be honest, your phone can be more of a distraction than an asset with your productivity. It’s hard to resist scrolling on TikTok or Instagram, or chatting with your friends online. You can shut off social media, but it’s not likely that you’ll do it completely.

Or maybe you’ve been watching TikTok dances and satisfying videos. Both scenarios are okay. What’s not okay is if this is eating up all your time in a day!

I love being a couch potato or a bed tomato, scrolling my phone for Reddit posts just like you. If you want to use a screen, try one you can work with instead.

Productivity improves your creativity. When will you have the time to finish a task if you're using it to do little meaningless things?

When you’re productive, you clear more work. When you finish something efficiently yet quickly, you’ll find time to do other things. Maybe you’ve got a school project, and you finished it a day earlier. You can use the next day to have fun with friends, stream movies, or engage in your hobbies.

Making your lifestyle more productive can positively help your life in more ways than one.

With technology and books, it is much easier to keep yourself accountable for being productive. You have reminders from your calendar app to begin/stop tasks, you can save your work/projects online, or you can connect with people so you can be productive together!

3 Apps To Boost Your Productivity

How do you stay productive while on your laptop? Can’t you just sort out a few files, take an online course and call it a day?

No. Your productivity boost is very simple:

Apps.

The best part? If you have mobile versions of these apps, you can sync your projects & tasks to your phone, if you can’t access your laptops in some places.

Not just any app. Here are some overlooked apps you’ll need to be productive:

💻Project Management Apps :

I’ve picked up using a project management app recently, and it’s saved me a lot of time. Project management software like Zenkit and Airtable combine the power of databases and spreadsheets to help you store and organize your projects.

Project management software comes packed with useful features. Here are some of my favorite:

💡Built-in calendar and scheduling features:

💡Attaching files and documents to your project boards: You can also attach your files and documents to tasks, boards, and projects in any of these apps. Small features like this are a bonus for content creators.

These apps also give you the option to work with a team, so you’re never alone when you need help. I’d recommend Trello, Zenkit(base), or Airtable. They all have free plans, so don’t worry about subscribing right away.

Airtable allows you to build specialized apps to help you and/or your team complete tasks. You should only need one app for all your projects. Use too many and you’ll have a lot of clutter.

I use Zenkit for its simple interface, cute design, and Kanban style layout.

💻Your Calendar App:

Losing track of dates? Want to start a project but keep procrastinating?

Don't overlook that calendar app.

Your calendar app is more than just looking at dates. You can set appointments, meetings, and times. If you have clients, you can attach your bookings to your device’s native calendar, or your favorite calendar app.

One feature I love with calendars is how you can set continuous reminders over a certain period of days. After seeing those alarms a couple of times, you have little room for excuses. I used this feature during my midterms to remind myself of my exam times.

Use it to hold yourself accountable to deadlines, schedule projects, and special events.

💻Your Task Manager (To-Do List App)

A task manager is a very productive app.

Don’t underestimate jotting things down, or listing them so you can keep track of them.

You don’t need to write your tasks in random notes, throw them around in Evernote, or keep a bunch of pretty journals. Once you pick a task manager app, you can easily arrange your tasks and to-do lists in different sections.

These apps also come with built-in calendars you can use to set deadlines or reminders.

They also allow you to customize your interface, so you can always have fun changing colors, backgrounds, and styles.

I recommend the Zenkit To Do task manager app. It’s simple, aesthetic, and perfect for getting things done.

Conclusion

Productivity is a habit backed by the proper tools.

These apps are nothing new, but I just thought to give you a heads up on some laptop apps you might find useful in your daily routine. Don’t forget to back up your projects, sync them across your devices, and have fun!

Productivity is fun when you make it fun.

Now that you know these hidden productivity apps which one will you get first? I think I’ll get the free version of Zenkit To Do.