# The full list of productivity apps I use to stay moderately productive despite my akrasia **URL:** \ **Category:** Life\ **Created:** [September 30, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-full-list-of-productivity-apps-i-use-to-stay-moderately-productive-despite-my-akrasia/1543 "2014-09-30T20:47:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![itshalffull](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/itshalffull/32/87_2.png) [@itshalffull](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/itshalffull)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-full-list-of-productivity-apps-i-use-to-stay-moderately-productive-despite-my-akrasia/1543/1 "2014-09-30T20:47:26Z")
The reason I use so many is that I feel like I need the extra help to just get even a bit beyond what the average person does naturally :). _Behavioral Economics:_ Beeminder [http://www.beeminder.com/](http://www.beeminder.com/): Charges me money if I don’t do something X times per week or month. This is how I stay on top of blog posts, guest posts, gym, etc. HabitRPG [http://habitrpg.com/](http://habitrpg.com/): Treats my life like a video game. I use it to keep on top of daily and weekly routines. Stickk [http://stickk.com/](http://stickk.com/): Commits money to longer term goals. I only use this very rarely as I’d rather focus on process than results. _Scheduling:_ Todoist [http://todoist.com/](http://todoist.com/): The best todo app I’ve found… I’ve tried a lot. Google Calenda [http://google.com/calendar](http://google.com/calendar)r: The calendar app I use MeetMe [http://meetme.so/](http://meetme.so/): How take the headache out of scheduling with clients and contacts with busy schedules across different timezones. _Focus:_ Focus@will [http://focusatwill.com/](http://focusatwill.com/) This is what I listen to while I’m working (sometimes with binaural beats in the background). I’m not quite convinced with the science, but it does seem to help me focus. Tomatoes [http://tomato.es/](http://tomato.es/): I use the pomodoro technique to stay focused, because if I don’t take breaks I find I burn out quickly… This helps me stay on top of my timers, as well as see where my time is going. StayFocusd [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en): will block distracting sites when I spend too much time on them during work hours. There’s also Leechblock for chrome, as well Rescuetime for every browser. _Networking:_ Contactually [http://contactually.com/](http://contactually.com/): Hooks in with my phone, email, and social networks, and reminds me to contact people if it’s been to long. Newsle [http://newsle.com/](http://newsle.com/): Let’s me keep on top of news items about my network _Team:_ iDoneThis [http://idonethis.com/](http://idonethis.com/): Used to keep track of my clients and teams between meetings., Gives them a simple way to record what they got done that day. Todoist: [http://todoist.com/](http://todoist.com/) Scales seamlessly to teams I also make heavy use of zapier to make sure everything gets recorded in Beeminder and HabitRPG. – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![romduda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@romduda](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/romduda)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-full-list-of-productivity-apps-i-use-to-stay-moderately-productive-despite-my-akrasia/1543/2 "2014-10-03T20:25:21Z")
Awesome list! Thanks for posting it. I’ve been trying out Focus@will the last couple of days, and have been enjoying it. On Tuesday, 30 September 2014 21:47:26 UTC+1, Matt Goldenberg wrote: > The reason I use so many is that I feel like I need the extra help to just > get even a bit beyond what the average person does naturally :). > > _Behavioral Economics:_ > Beeminder [http://www.beeminder.com/](http://www.beeminder.com/): Charges me money if I don’t do > something X times per week or month. This is how I stay on top of blog > posts, guest posts, gym, etc. > HabitRPG [http://habitrpg.com/](http://habitrpg.com/): Treats my life like a video game. I use > it to keep on top of daily and weekly routines. > Stickk [http://stickk.com/](http://stickk.com/): Commits money to longer term goals. I only > use this very rarely as I’d rather focus on process than results. > > _Scheduling:_ > Todoist [http://todoist.com/](http://todoist.com/): The best todo app I’ve found… I’ve tried > a lot. > Google Calenda [http://google.com/calendar](http://google.com/calendar)r: The calendar app I use > MeetMe [http://meetme.so/](http://meetme.so/): How take the headache out of scheduling with > clients and contacts with busy schedules across different timezones. > > _Focus:_ > Focus@will [http://focusatwill.com/](http://focusatwill.com/) This is what I listen to while I’m > working (sometimes with binaural beats in the background). I’m not quite > convinced with the science, but it does seem to help me focus. > Tomatoes [http://tomato.es/](http://tomato.es/): I use the pomodoro technique to stay > focused, because if I don’t take breaks I find I burn out quickly… This > helps me stay on top of my timers, as well as see where my time is going. > StayFocusd > [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en): > will block distracting sites when I spend too much time on them during work > hours. There’s also Leechblock for chrome, as well Rescuetime for every > browser. > > _Networking:_ > Contactually [http://contactually.com/](http://contactually.com/): Hooks in with my phone, email, > and social networks, and reminds me to contact people if it’s been to long. > Newsle [http://newsle.com/](http://newsle.com/): Let’s me keep on top of news items about my > network > > _Team:_ > iDoneThis [http://idonethis.com/](http://idonethis.com/): Used to keep track of my clients and > teams between meetings., Gives them a simple way to record what they got > done that day. > Todoist: [http://todoist.com/](http://todoist.com/) Scales seamlessly to teams > > I also make heavy use of zapier to make sure everything gets recorded in > Beeminder and HabitRPG. – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Kate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Kate](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Kate)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-full-list-of-productivity-apps-i-use-to-stay-moderately-productive-despite-my-akrasia/1543/3 "2014-10-04T00:35:45Z")
Matt, I wanted to offer a suggestion instead of Stayfocusd that I love. I use SelfControl (Mac), it works pre-browser. SelfRestraint is for PCs. Sometimes they’ll be a little buggy and block for longer than I specified, but on the whole much better for me than browser-specific blockers. I’ll be digging into your list more for sure! -Kate Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Matt Goldenberg [magicmattg@gmail.com](mailto:magicmattg@gmail.com) wrote: > > The reason I use so many is that I feel like I need the extra help to just get even a bit beyond what the average person does naturally :). > > Behavioral Economics: > Beeminder: Charges me money if I don’t do something X times per week or month. This is how I stay on top of blog posts, guest posts, gym, etc. > HabitRPG: Treats my life like a video game. I use it to keep on top of daily and weekly routines. > Stickk: Commits money to longer term goals. I only use this very rarely as I’d rather focus on process than results. > > Scheduling: > Todoist: The best todo app I’ve found… I’ve tried a lot. > Google Calendar: The calendar app I use > MeetMe: How take the headache out of scheduling with clients and contacts with busy schedules across different timezones. > > Focus: > Focus@will This is what I listen to while I’m working (sometimes with binaural beats in the background). I’m not quite convinced with the science, but it does seem to help me focus. > Tomatoes: I use the pomodoro technique to stay focused, because if I don’t take breaks I find I burn out quickly… This helps me stay on top of my timers, as well as see where my time is going. > StayFocusd: will block distracting sites when I spend too much time on them during work hours. There’s also Leechblock for chrome, as well Rescuetime for every browser. > > Networking: > Contactually: Hooks in with my phone, email, and social networks, and reminds me to contact people if it’s been to long. > Newsle: Let’s me keep on top of news items about my network > > Team: > iDoneThis: Used to keep track of my clients and teams between meetings., Gives them a simple way to record what they got done that day. > Todoist: Scales seamlessly to teams > > ## I also make heavy use of zapier to make sure everything gets recorded in Beeminder and HabitRPG. > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Akratics Anonymous” group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-full-list-of-productivity-apps-i-use-to-stay-moderately-productive-despite-my-akrasia/1543/4 "2014-10-08T02:24:49Z")
Thanks for this list, Matt! I’ve been hearing a lot of people gushing about Workflowy as a productivity app. Related Beeminder blog posts: [Trackers vs Lifehackers | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/trackhack) and [Aiding and Abetting | Beeminder Blog](http://blog.beeminder.com/competitors) (i like the idea of doing another post on general productivity apps, and maybe another on fitness apps.) On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Kate [k.bendrick@gmail.com](mailto:k.bendrick@gmail.com) wrote: > Matt, I wanted to offer a suggestion instead of Stayfocusd that I love. I > use SelfControl (Mac), it works pre-browser. SelfRestraint is for PCs. > Sometimes they’ll be a little buggy and block for longer than I specified, > but on the whole much better for me than browser-specific blockers. > I’ll be digging into your list more for sure! > -Kate > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Matt Goldenberg [magicmattg@gmail.com](mailto:magicmattg@gmail.com) wrote: > > The reason I use so many is that I feel like I need the extra help to just > get even a bit beyond what the average person does naturally :). > > Behavioral Economics: > Beeminder: Charges me money if I don’t do something X times per week or > month. This is how I stay on top of blog posts, guest posts, gym, etc. > HabitRPG: Treats my life like a video game. I use it to keep on top of > daily and weekly routines. > Stickk: Commits money to longer term goals. I only use this very rarely as > I’d rather focus on process than results. > > Scheduling: > Todoist: The best todo app I’ve found… I’ve tried a lot. > Google Calendar: The calendar app I use > MeetMe: How take the headache out of scheduling with clients and contacts > with busy schedules across different timezones. > > Focus: > Focus@will This is what I listen to while I’m working (sometimes with > binaural beats in the background). I’m not quite convinced with the science, > but it does seem to help me focus. > Tomatoes: I use the pomodoro technique to stay focused, because if I don’t > take breaks I find I burn out quickly… This helps me stay on top of my > timers, as well as see where my time is going. > StayFocusd: will block distracting sites when I spend too much time on them > during work hours. There’s also Leechblock for chrome, as well Rescuetime > for every browser. > > Networking: > Contactually: Hooks in with my phone, email, and social networks, and > reminds me to contact people if it’s been to long. > Newsle: Let’s me keep on top of news items about my network > > Team: > iDoneThis: Used to keep track of my clients and teams between meetings., > Gives them a simple way to record what they got done that day. > Todoist: Scales seamlessly to teams > > I also make heavy use of zapier to make sure everything gets recorded in > Beeminder and HabitRPG. > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > – > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “Akratics Anonymous” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:akratics+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). – [http://dreev.es](http://dreev.es) – search://“Daniel Reeves” Goal tracking + Commitment contracts == [http://beeminder.com](http://beeminder.com)