![]() In the General tab, there is a place to turn Keyboard Shortcuts on.Ī full list of keyboard shortcuts can be found on the Gmail Help page, but you can click here to view them all in my handy Evernote note. To do this, click on the gear icon in Gmail, then click Settings. While some keyboard shortcuts are activated by default, the full featured, really nerdy, extra productive shortcuts need to be enabled. This has made managing my inbox quick and efficient! I’ve had keyboard shortcuts activated in my inbox for a long time, but never took the time to learn until a few weeks ago. While I still have a love/hate relationship with Gmail in general, I have found a series of tools that have helped me become uber productive using Gmail. Even though I’ve had a personal Gmail account for around 10 years, transitioning from Outlook to Gmail as my primary inbox took some getting used to. Of course, this means that Gmail is my primary inbox. We use Google Apps for Work and I try to use every bit of the app. I have a couple of extensions installed, but most of them are related to my productivity tools, so I’ll cover the use of the extensions in the appropriate tool section below. This probably isn’t much of a surprise to anyone, seeing as how Chrome is the most popular browser, but if you’re not using Chrome and you are looking for an alternative, check it out. ![]() Okay, now on to the tools! Google ChromeĬhoosing your web browser is important because basic productivity is built into the browser, and additional productivity tools can be added. If a tool meets these two pieces of criteria, I’ll evaluate it. Each of the tools I use is available for multiple browsers, phones, and computer OS’s. Second, it must be multi-platform I need to be able to use the tool on multiple devices and multiple platforms. You’ll see the that most of the tools I use integrate with one ore more of the other tools I’m using. ![]() Choosing The Toolsīefore I share the tools, I wanted to share a few of the features I’m looking for in a tool.įirst, it must have integrations. This is where process improvement really starts to kick in. While these tools and my process continue to evolve, I thought I would share with you some of the tools and tricks I’m using today and how each tool fits into my overall process flow. In my quest to become more productive, I’ve been using and testing tools that will increase my efficiency so that I am more productive during the work day, allowing me to get more work done in a shorter period of time. As a Consultant, time tracking is a huge part of my day, and it became very clear, very fast, just how unproductive I was in a traditional salary role! Moving into a Consulting role in 2015, I quickly learned how much work time was spent on non-work items.
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