We live in an age where technology surrounds us no matter where we go. With 72% of consumers owning a smartphone, internet usage is at an all-time high and we find ourselves bombarded by a myriad of apps. With so much out there all on one handheld device, it is all too common to find yourself getting distracted from the more important things in life.
But among the masses, there are tools designed to actually assist with organizing our lives and keeping our concentration, turning technology from a distraction to an invaluable aid to modern day living.
Commitments
With a busy schedule and a lot on your mind, it can be easy to forget important upcoming events. With various calendars, reminders, to-do lists and countdown related apps, you can make sure you never miss a birthday or a night out again.
Communication
Maybe you’re planning a party or simply have some news you need to share with several people. Rather than call them all individually and risk getting into excessively lengthy conversations why not create an event or group chat on Facebook; giving everyone the same information in one go.
Cooking
Cooking is an everyday task that takes up a lot of time but if you use a timer on your smartphone to keep track of how long your food has been simmering away, you can head off and complete the various other things you told yourself you didn’t have time to do, finally making use of that otherwise wasted time but without the risk of burning your food.
Work
With a huge range of tasks to get through, the working day can feel pretty daunting. Why not use the likes of Online Clock’s timer to break your workload into chunks and keep you on track. By timing yourself completing each task, you soon find how long you require and can set aside specific amounts of time for each errand. Immediately, the mass of work feels far less overwhelming.
Breaks
Whether at work or simply making your way through the never-ending list of chores at home, you always benefit from a good break every now and then. The same way you can use a timer to set aside an exact amount of time to complete a certain task, you can allocate yourself however long you feel you need to rest before you get back down to business. This stops you from heading off for a five minute rest stop and accidentally whittling away twenty minutes or so doing nothing of any use whatsoever.
Catch-up
Shopping
A whopping 50% of people use their smartphone to buy products online, saving them the time and effort of heading into town and trailing round various stores to try and find what they want, only to inevitably buy a whole host of things they don’t really need.
The more you experiment with the various time saving and event management apps and services out there, the more organized your life becomes and the more free time you find yourself left with to simply enjoy life.