5 Ways to Harness Technology for Productivity

Today, it seems like everything in the world is moving at the speed of light. If you want to achieve your goals, it will quickly become apparent that there aren’t enough hours in a day. Here are five simple, but yet underutilized ways to boost your productivity.Contact ListsTired of memorizing addresses and phone numbers? So am I. There are better ways out there to build contact lists than the old paper address book or sticky notes. Most home and cell phones now have the ability to store names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, comments, and a lot of other information. Use this feature. Sure, it will probably take you half an hour or more to set it up initially, but it’s well worth your time. No more shuffling through piles of sticky notes.Internet ServicesThere are a lot of free Internet Services available to you. You can look for phone numbers, pay your bills, lookup your bank account balance, file your taxes, get maps of areas where you need to go for the first time… The list is endless, but bottom line is, learn to use those services. You will save a lot of time and aggravations. After all, you want to save your time to achieve something productive, not waste it on the small stuff.PVRPeople these days watch way too much television. If you watch it more than 1.5 hours a day, you are definitely wasting a lot of time that could be put to better use. A PVR, which stands for Personal Video Recorder, is the digital version of your old VCR. Using a PVR, you can schedule and record only the shows you like, and watch them at a later time, when you’re not busy. There is also the added benefit of skipping commercials, which also saves time.USB StickThis device goes by several names, like USB Key, USB Stick, Flash Drive… It’s a little device about the size of a pencil eraser, which will let you store your important information. On my USB Stick, I keep a list of all my contacts, passwords, budget, resume and a lot more. That way, if I’m on the road and quickly need to print a resume, or forget a password, I can just put my USB stick in any computer and access my vital information. Remember, portable information, if powerful information. You can use it anywhere, anytime.

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