For Reading
Raise your hand if you’ve settled in with a longread and five minutes in, switched to scrolling through your Instagram feed. Or if you’ve found yourself completely befuddled by all the hyperlinks you’ve opened in tabs and lost the original article you were reading. We’ve all been there. Instapaper is a handy app that allows you to save and store your articles to read offline, at your leisure. (You can even choose the typeface you’d like to read in.) Send to Kindle is another app that allows you to save articles onto your Kindle, also a great way to cut down on distractions.
For Working with Colleagues
Communicating with your team efficiently, especially when working from home, can be tricky. On Slack, you can organise projects, make to-do lists and delegate work much more clearly than on a whatsapp group. You can also integrate tools like Google Drive, Dropbox and Twitter into your account. Apps like Google Hangouts, BlueJeans and Zoom have become extremely popular for video conferencing. If you don’t feel comfortable letting your colleagues into your home, Zoom even lets you opt for a virtual background.For Organising and Focusing
Making to-do lists is key to organising. Apps like TickTick and Todoist help you make lists, add reminders, prioritize your tasks, and track your productivity progress. These apps do more than just listing tasks, they go the extra mile with features like a pomodoro timer (on TickTick) and a habit tracker (on Todoist). If note-taking is your focus, and you’re looking for an app that might help you organise your notes better, Zoho Notebook and Apple Notes (iOS) are good options.