Game-Changing Apps

Forest

The Forest App is an app which uses the Pomodoro technique. Pomodoro means 'tomato' in Italian. And Pomodoro technique is when you use a tomato shaped timer to set a 25 minutes timer to work on any task. And then you take a 5 minute break. This technique is used to beat procrastination. More often than not, after people set the 25 minute timer, they want to continue working and not take a break. Also, people are less likely to procrastinate initially because they don't have to commit to the job but to only 25 minutes. And once they get into the flow, they want to do the task. The Forest app, lets users build a virtual tree/plant while they are working/studying. You can set a timer for anywhere between 10 minutes to 120 minutes and within that time, you cannot use your phone, or the plant will die. And if you cannot work on the task but you have started the timer, you can end the task and the plant will die. At the end of the day, you will have a small forest for all the trees you have built. You can also look at your weekly, monthly and yearly forest. You can also choose between different types of trees. You can also buy the premium version in which there are some other features like growing trees with friends, etc. 

Journey

This is a journal app. You can use it for journaling, taking notes, etc. I use it for gratitude journaling each day. You can also visit past entries, you can star certain entries, etc. In the premium version, you can access the app through various devices, you can get prompts on what to write about, you can unlock themes and wallpapers, you can save entries in pdf and other formats, you can get highlights of your year, etc. This app is incredible and has great user experience. You can also put a passcode in the app to keep your entries private. Journaling has several benefits and in today's world where it is hard to do things manually, this app is a boon.

TickTick

This is an app used for planning. You can create lists and inside each list you can create items and then you can check off items. In the premium version of this app, you can have 299 lists and 999 tasks per list. In the normal version, you can have 9 lists. The premium version also has other features like themes, etc. The TickTick app has a smooth UI and is a great app for planning and categorizing tasks. You can also set deadlines for the tasks. The app also gives you badges for completing certain number of tasks and for using the app for certain number of days.  

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