Productivity Apps for the iPhone - Pomodoro + iDoneThis

The Pomodoro Productivity App for the iPhone

The Pomodoro App (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pomodoro-time-management/id323222604 ) is based on a productivity system popular with people who are short on time. The system has become popular with students and corporate executives as well as anyone who regularly is trying to squeeze in as much as they can during a productive day. Pomodoro, the Italian word for tomato, looks like an ordinary kitchen timer:

A pomodoro is a unit of time and works like this: for 25 minutes, you work without any interruptions. If you get interrupted by a phone calls, email, or Facebook status update, then you have to restart. After 25 minutes, you take an obligatory 5 minute break, and then do another 25 minutes. The Pomodoro app helps you keep track of time while staying on task to help you get more done with fewer distractions.

iDoneThis App for iPhone

One of the best ways to motivate yourself is to regularly be presented with your achievements to keep you motivated. It lets you continually see how much you have accomplished, which is exactly what iDoneThis allows you to do.
Here’s how it works: at the end of the day, iDoneThis will send you a push notification asking you what you did for the day. Fill it out, push send and IDoneThis will add it to your calendar. This allows you to easily look back and see all that you have accomplished. If you manage a team, you can also create group projects. This allows you to see exactly what your team members have finished as well.

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