Tech Tools
What’s in my tech toolkit?
I love hearing about the digital tools people use to run their lives. Assuming it isn’t just me, here are the tools I use for productivity, learning, content creation, and wellbeing.
If you’re curious about some of the non-digital tools in my home office, there’s a list here: Office.
🗓️ 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 mobile 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)
Onigiri Timer (Mac-only 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)
TidyCal (appointments and bookings)
Wave (invoicing)
BreezeDoc (contract signing)
Starling (business bank account)
Hayes Creatives spreadsheets (templates for Google Sheets; I use them for personal and business finances)
Kit (email newsletter)
Granola (AI meeting notes)
🧠 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 and 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, and idea capture)
Notion (resource sharing)
Grammarly (proofreading)
ChatGPT Plus (my assistant)
🪴 Wellbeing
Hevy app (weightlifting routines and tracking)
Coopah app (running plans and monitoring)
Strava (overall activity tracking)
Breathwrk (guided breathwork)
Headspace (guided meditation – use my link for a 30-day guest pass)
Domestika (creative learning)
Apple Watch 10 Series 42mm (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: 28 December 2024