How do we pick the right mix of so-called personal productivity tools, when every day brings a fresh new flood of ‘apps’ to an already crowded market?
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But a technology-based productivity toolkit is harder to manage, because the purpose and relevance of personal productivity tools may not be so clear-cut.
Indeed many such tools do not work together well, if at all. They compete and overlap, confusing the unwary novice and the skilled enthusiast alike.
Do we end up with a well-balanced, personal productivity toolkit, full of precision tools that really help us to do our best day in, day out; or just a confusing clutter of hardware, software and services?
Well, choosing technology for personal productivity is intrinsically subjective; each of us adopts hardware, software and services for quite different reasons.
Perhaps the real test of our choices lies in how often we really use the tools, rather than simply ‘possess’ them in our toolkit. Here are the products and services that regularly help me most:
- WordPress
- Hootsuite
- Microsoft OneNote
- MindManager
- Evernote
- GoogleChrome
- Android
- Spotify
My list is all about gathering, organising and communicating ideas and information.
Your productivity choices will reflect a different agenda but there may be some common themes and tools that would help us put together a genuinely productive toolkit. Any suggestions? 
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