Creating a Productivity System

Productivity doesn’t come from using the best software.

As I’ve experimented and tweaked with the ways to get things done more efficiently and to stay on top of everything, I’ve learned that it’s all about the system. Your productivity system has to work like a machine: whenever there’s an input (a deadline, an event, etc), your system has to have a way of processing it so that everything stays running smoothly. Everything needs to work together and any tools you use need specific roles. (An amazing resource that basically created this type of thinking is GTD). Because I value simplicity, I only use two tools: TickTick for Task Tracking and Google Calendar for Time Tracking. I’m going to explain the roles I use each tool for and how they work together and hopefully provide some inspiration/actionable improvements you can make to your system.

TickTick: Task Tracking

As someone that had been using and taking pride in having a physical planner for years, I was a little hesitant to start using a digital option but I’m very happy I did. I certainly believe in and engage in the practice of journaling on paper, but when it comes to managing all the things I want to get done, I need more functionality. There are tons of advantages when it comes to speed, convenience, and effectiveness, which…