Tech Tools
What’s in my tech toolkit?
I love learning about the digital tools people use to run their lives. Assuming it isn’t just me, I thought sharing the (remarkably long) list of digital tools I use for productivity, learning, content creation, and wellbeing would be fun.
If you’re curious about some of the non-digital tools in my home office, there’s a list here: Office.
Here’s my tech toolkit…
🗓️ Productivity
These are the tools I use to get things done:
Morgen (calendar and time-blocking app – use the discount code martine10 for a 10% discount )
Tana Capture app (quick capture)
Todoist (task manager)
Forest app (gamified focus tool and mobile phone blocker)
Dark Noise app (focus sounds)
Pomofocus (web-based Pomodoro timer)
Spark (personal and business email – I use Outlook for work)
💼 Business
These are the tools I use to run my business (some of these will be covered below in content creation):
Toggl (time tracking for client work on desktop)
Timery for Toggl app (time tracking for client work on iPhone)
TidyCal (appointments and bookings)
Wave (invoicing)
BreezeDoc (contract signing)
Starling (business bank account)
Kit (email newsletter)
🧠 Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)
My PKM toolkit encompasses everything I use to consume content (for learning purposes). Here are the tools:
Shortform (book summaries)
Audible (for audiobooks)
Arc browser (internet browser)
Readwise Reader (read it later app)
Readwise (for collecting and sharing highlights and annotations – use my link to get a month extra for free)
Snipd (podcast app)
Tana (notes)
Literal (tracking reading)
✍️ Content Creation
If you’re interested in content creation, this is my current toolkit:
Squarespace (website)
Canva (to create images, documents, resources etc.)
iA Writer (markdown editor)
Tana (content management, organisation, idea capture, and ChatGPT access)
Notion (resource sharing)
Grammarly (proofreading)
🪴 Wellbeing
Planta app (houseplant management)
Hevy app (weightlifting routines and tracking)
Breathwrk (guided breathwork)
Headspace (guided meditation – use my link for a 30-day guest pass)
Skillshare (creative learning)
Domestika (creative learning)
Whoop (health tracking)
By the Way…
Some of the links I have shared in this post are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission if you purchase anything via my link (it often means I have secured a discount for you as part of the deal, too). Please be assured that I only share affiliate links for tools I have used and recommended.
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Last updated: 19 October 2024