How to use tools to improve productivity

As an IT practitioner, I work every day with computers, so over the years there has been a lot of productivity-enhancing tools that have benefited me, but have not systematically collated this experience. Until Monday a colleague asked me: How to synchronize work on the company's computer to the home computer, and then at home can also do a good job. I told her to use Baidu cloud disk and Youdao cloud notes and other tools to achieve. So I realized that many of the software tools that have been sparse to me are actually necessary for many people who are not good at computer technology to be told to understand and take some time to master. The significance of the existence of science and technology should be to improve the quality of people's lives, I hope to do this concept of advocates and practitioners, so here are some of my commonly used tools to improve productivity.

computers and the internet make the world smaller, and we can access almost all the information in the world through electronic products such as computers and mobile phones , which is supposed to be a wonderful aspect of technological progress, but it is also very destructive. on one side , knowing too much is not a good thing, because it gives you no time to delve into what's important to you. most of us are particularly curious, see the unknown things always want to know, this is the advantage is also a disadvantage (cough, let me hard melancholy of a word?? ), but if you have an image of your important work, it's a disadvantage, so it's necessary to use some tools to solve our human weaknesses. I think there are two points that need to be paid attention to in order to improve the productivity in front of the computer, the first is to try to use tools to remove interfering factors that interfere with your work, and then use the tools to improve productivity.

First, the tool to remove the interference source

First of all, you need to know that you work in front of the computer is easy to be affected by what things, if it is not clear, then please a little attention recently. Author I am more disturbed by the place has two points: the 1th is like to watch the news, special attention to learning, so that men as an example is not a disadvantage, but the impact of work is the problem; the 2nd is the mobile phone in front of the always go to see. I've solved this interference by using some tools, so I'll share with you the anti-jamming tools I use.

1. Use Chrome or Firefox browser. So if you are a heavy user of the Internet, it is recommended not to use IE or domestic browser (such as 360 browser), the home page of the domestic browser always like to bind a navigation page or provide a lot of tools and a lot of consulting, manufacturers are just want to rely heavily on their browser, and through the binding to profit. Although these browsers are more in line with Chinese habits, it's really easy to use them to get us to accept information that is meaningless on the web in the browser, and if you're not aware of it, you'll get to know it, and then the time is gone. and Chrome and Firefox are relatively simple and customizable, you can customize your home page, you can also use the account login to keep the browser information in the Office and home computer synchronization.

2. If you have some favorite websites but do not want to see them at work, it is recommended that you install the plugin Wastenotime tool. Wastenotime version of Chrome installation address: Https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wastenotime/enebomhlllfaccbelnjhfgblnalofhch. Using the method you can search the next information, in fact, very easy to use (this article is only introduced, otherwise the length is too long).

3. For I like to play the habit of mobile phones, first of all, I was the phone on all the notifications are closed, including, QQ is not installed (although because I this abnormal behavior received a lot of scold), information and non-work phone I do not deal with the basic work, you can refer to me this absolutely the idea to do a little more humane. Of course, I will be in the brain when the time will go to see the phone, my phone is iPhone5, in order to solve the problem I have a name called "Flower" in the mobile app (please go to the App Store search), when I want to work hard, I will open it, and it will record my work time , some flowers will be planted at intervals, and then I can send these flowers to friends, which is fun, so this is a better way to encourage me not to use my phone.

Because I have always been more self-disciplined people, so the problem is not too much (?? ）。 The general principle is to keep away from unnecessary information and make life and work simple. You can also keep your PC's desktop clean and keep your computer's desktop only on the icons you need to work with, so you'll want to use the software that you like but hide it in places you don't see easily.

Second, when you can remove the source of interference, then you can start to find a suitable tool to improve productivity.

1. Use of cloud tools.

With the rise of cloud computing, more and more cloud tools. For example, there are dropbox,evernote,todolist abroad, these tools can be cross-platform use, the domestic also has Baidu network disk, Youdao notes, for notes and so on.

These commonly used cloud tools I have tried, after all kinds of balance, I have been using the Baidu Cloud Sync disk and Youdao notes (self-search download). Because they have clients and Web pages on all platforms, because I work with Windows and Mac systems, I use Android and iOS phones or tablets at home, so it's important for me to cross-platform and maintain speed. With these cloud tools, we don't need to copy the data through the U-disk. We only need to install a sync disk on our own electronics, so we can copy the important data to the root of the sync disk. For the text content such as work diary, knowledge note and some events I will use Youdao notes record and then sync, can be viewed on other electronic products.

2. Time Management Tools

Time management I now basically put on the phone side, because many electronic products only mobile phone is always carried around. It's important to get a reminder of what you need to do at any point in time. I have tried some time management software, such as todo.im used to feel good, but now I basically use Apple's own "reminders" and "Calendar" as my main time management tool.

3. Desktop Search Tool

Recently use WIN10, its desktop comes with the search tool is still good, before Windows comes with the search tool is a chicken, I will install the Google Desktop Search tool (: http://dlsw.baidu.com/sw-search-sp/soft/32/ 11830/googledesktopsetup.exe?version=1134195651), you can easily find what you want based on the content and file name, software name, which will save you a lot of time, so if you are using WINDOWS10 The following Windows system products, it is recommended to try the Google Desktop Search tool. It is said that there is a program called "Everything" under Windows is very useful, I know a lot of peers use, I have not used, you can try (: http://dlsw.baidu.com/sw-search-sp/soft/1a/17239/ Everything-1.3.4.686.x64-setup.1418106344.exe). I am now the main work of the computer is a Mac system, Mac comes with the search tool is still good.

4. Replace some of the previously used tools.

For example, the PDF reader does not make use of Adobe Reader, domestic foxitreader good, fast, and record the page read, Occupy small resources. (: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/).

Not a word of nonsense, the author is a little sleepy (?? ）。

How to use tools to improve productivity