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Do you remember, back in the day, when business was fun and it wasn’t answering a pile of emails that seemingly get bigger every day despite spending all day working on them… We’re all social entrepreneurs these days and that means we use Starbucks as a part time office, outsource to VAs and have a phone answering service yet we still need to be at our peak productivity wherever possible.
This article shares 5 tools (5 cool websites) that boost productivity in a fun way for Social Entrepreneurs:
Coffitivity.com
Can you only work in a coffee shop? Are you at your peak productivity after the barista has taken your order? If so then this cool website is for you… The coffee shop where there’s a background that’s a mix of “calm and commotion” is the perfect environment to think clearly and get stuff done. Coffitivity is simply the background noise to your working day. If you find you are longing for a Starbucks but know it will hinder replying to any email at all then pop on your headset and get to work .
Fiverr
Would you do anything for 5 bucks? Fiverr is a marketplace where you can find people who will do just about anything (and I mean just about) for five bucks. How can it help you to be more productive? Outsource the shizzle that you will procrastinate on! The next time you need a graphic made (and you don’t have a graphics person to work with) – don’t try to waste hours figuring it out on your own, go to Fiverr. Need a video edited or an audio transcribed, just head to Fiverr. The time you save you can spend having your name written in spaghetti… yes, really… here’s one a client did earlier!
Lumosity – Brain Training
Lumosity is a free online resource to help you to increase your memory, your brain’s speed and flexibility, and your overall problem solving capabilities.
You can use their app to play the brain games on the go and boost your brain power at the same time. Smart and fun, what more could you want?
Calm – guided relaxation
Sometimes an oasis of calm in a day of crazy can rejuvenate you, so you can go on and do what you have to do. Choose how long you’d like to listen for 2 minutes upwards, put on your headset and then chillout. Handy before a stressful meeting or meeting JV partners and backers for the first time.
And finally… not quite productivity but somewhat inspirational or even aspirational:
https://www.facebook.com/bizvizz/info
The app that shares everything about a corporate, yup, everything. This app makes everything transparent and it’s handy for quick research as well as keeping you inspired as well as giving you choices (informed choices) about where to spend your money. Currently only US companies but I’d like to see the app expand to include EU companies as well. If you do business calmly and ethically you have nothing to fear. Do it dirrrty and this app will show your laundry to the public. How does this boost productivity? It focuses you on building a business that matters, which is the dream of social entrepreneurs everywhere.
Do you have a fun productivity app? share it in the comments!
[Contributed by Sarah, Content Creation Expert at Sark eMedia.]
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