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What is truly the best productivity app?

One you use at least twice per day for few months now and has had a dramatic impact on how you get stuff done.
Ernest SemerdaCofounder of @IQBOXY (YC W17) #aussie · Asked
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Atlas Recall

A searchable photographic memory for your digital life

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Phil CatelinetWritten
Atlas Recall remembers everything you've seen on your Mac and everywhere you've been, and gives you the ability to search for anything. It's like Spotlight but with super powers. Highly useful.
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RescueTime

Analytics on your daily habits and productivity

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Jordan GonenWritten
It is hard to know if you are being unproductive without the data! RescueTime is super easy to use and really helpful for understanding how you spend your time.
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Nima GardidehSuto · Written
Productively is usually about productivity. RescueTime has helped me figure out where I'm wasting my time and try to cut those out as opposed to finding some silver lining in a todo list app.
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Airtable

Realtime spreadsheet-database hybrid

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Ben Lang@askspoke · Written
Airtable is great for organizing all kinds of data. Personal CRM, shopping list, work projects etc. It feels like the next generation of Excel.
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BeFocusedPro

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Mike CoutermarshCode @ Product Hunt · Written
I use this too. I find there's 2 things I need to do to be most productive. 1. Decide on what to work on (pick what's most important) 2. Quickly get into flow state / deep focus I don't use all the features of this app, I just type in what I want to get done. And click start + enable do not disturb mode on my mac. Then I force myself to focus while the timer is going (pomodoro). That gets me in a good groove, then I can crank through a ton of work.
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Dima Bas BasovWeb researcher, Bitcoin enthusiast · Written
Best time tracker I've ever used. Pro version worth its cost.
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Qbserve

Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Ivan Mirmaker of Qbserve time tracking app · Edited
Ivan Mir made this product
While I'm the developer of the app, Qbserve definitely improved my productivity a lot. Seeing the performance in real-time right in the menu bar helped me become more focused and reach 180-190 productive hours a month (initially it was something like 120h).
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Evernote

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Vazgen BadalyanProduct & Analytics · Written
This might be an obvious one for some people, however it's worth a mention. Information management hub for me.
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Freeter 1.0

Switch between tasks and projects like a superhero

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Alex KaulFreeter.io maker · Written
Alex Kaul made this product
Freeter enables you to gather everything you need to work in one place and access them quickly and easily.
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Self Control (Mac)

Avoid distracting websites

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James HuntEntrepreneur. Coder. Marketer. Founder. · Written
Block distracting websites is one of my main ways to be more productive and force myself to work. Self Control for Mac is free, and is an amazing bit of software. Been a daily staple for me for a few years.
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Timing

Automatic time tracking for your Mac

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Daniel AlmWritten
If you are serious about improving your productivity, you need to measure it first. That's why my app Timing automatically tracks how you spend time on your Mac. That way, you can later see how much time you spent procrastinating, e.g. on Facebook. By the way, I'm currently working on a brand-new version (with e.g. a productivity score), launching next month. You can sign up for the beta at https://beta.timingapp.com.
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