Tools They Use

This week’s episode is brought to you by Chris Messina, a designer and product hunter. Chris is a visionary who invented the hashtag and worked for the likes of Google and Uber. He's been a proud participant in the open source/open web communities and co-founded Molly and the BarCamp. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Chris wakes up naturally, makes breakfast and sets his daily goals, then he starts his work day checking the email. - Paste (https://pasteapp.me/) (Mac) Clipboard manager - DayOne (http://dayoneapp.com/) (iOS/Android/Mac) Journal - Fantastical (https://flexibits.com/fantastical) (iOS/Mac) Calendar Do you take notes across your day? If so, what tool do you use? - Bear (http://www.bear-writer.com/) (iOS/Mac) What hardware do you use every day? (phone, laptop, pc) - 13-inch MacBook Pro (https://amzn.to/2nsQ97X) - iPhone 7 Plus (https://amzn.to/2w0mMOj) What are your 3 favorite apps/tools for work? (Eg. marketing, designing) - Things 3 (https://culturedcode.com/things/) (iOS/Mac) -

This week’s episode is brought to you by David Pierce a personal technology columnist of The Wall Street Journal. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - David’s job is to read about the world of tech to know what’s happening and then make people understand it. - Zoom (https://zoom.us/) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows) (For video conference) What do you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Fantastical (https://flexibits.com/fantastical) (iOS/Mac) (For calendar management) - Notion (http://notion.so) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows) (A place for everything) - Evernote (https://evernote.grsm.io/ebccclfdalessio) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows) (Previously used) What is your planning process for the week ahead? - Everything is stored on his calendar, Notion and his email - The Bullet Journal method (http://bulletjournal.com) What hardware do you use every day? (phone, laptop, pc) - Huawei MateBook X Pro (https://amzn.to/2vdrjfN) - Dell monitor (https://amzn.to/2uTJ0lp) - Logitech webcam (https://amzn

This week’s episode is brought to you by Leah Ryder, a writer and content strategist at Trello. Leah works as a content manager at Trello, her team hosts the blog and runs other resources like the social media channels, the newsletter, ebooks, the marketing team, and so on. Make sure to check out our Sponsor for Series 2, Setapp. Setapp has an exciting array of Mac apps, all under one monthly subscription. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What to you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Trello (https://trello.com) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Web) (For both personal and work tasks) - Zapier (https://zapier.com) - Butler (https://butlerfortrello.com) - Pap

This week’s episode is brought to you by Liam Martin, the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor. Liam co-founded TimeDoctor a productivity-tracking resource for remote teams and runs the company of 60+ members working remotely from all around the world. Make sure to check out our Sponsor for Series 2, Setapp. Setapp has an exciting array of Mac apps, all under one monthly subscription. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What sort of work do you do day‐to‐day? - Liam breaks his life in weeks, months and quarters. Monday is when he does meetings with his team members, he focuses his work around that core component of his quarterly rocks. What is your daily to‐do list tool? And why

This week’s episode is all about real-time team communication. We'll be discussing the concept of team communication and how the advances of Twist is changing the way this is operating, day to day for employees, teams and professionals. Twist (https://twistapp.com/) is challenging the likes of Slack and other popular real-time communication services as it battles the mindfulness of team members above the importance of disruptions. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio.

This week’s episode is brought to you by Zoey Arielle, a lifestyle YouTuber and blogger from Canada, currently living in Rome, Italy. Zoey works as a digital nomad covering a range of topics from travel to minimalism and love of attraction, she's also the author of 3 books about minimalism and self-help. Make sure to check out our Sponsor for Series 2, Setapp. Setapp have an exciting array of Mac apps, all under one monthly subscription. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Zoey works every day and she takes Italian classes from Monday to Friday. Her work consist of different kind of tasks, like filming YouTube videos, writi

This week’s episode is brought to you by Joshua Zerkel, Head of Global Community Asana and a Certified Pro Organizer. Joshua previously was Head of Community at Evernote and, before, worked as a productivity consultant, coaching his clients on how to use productivity tools. Make sure to check out our Sponsor for Series 2, Setapp. Setapp have an exciting array of Mac apps, all under one monthly subscription. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Joshua works at Asana as Head of the Global Community, bringing people together in the spirit of being more of being more productive and learning from one another. What to you use to t

Today's episode is all about the best apps of the month! Your host, Francesco shares the first-ever apps of the month segment, all about great applications he's discovered across the last 30-days. All of the app recommendations are available in the description below! Make sure to check out our Sponsor for Series 2, Setapp. Setapp have an exciting array of Mac apps, all under one monthly subscription. April's Best Apps 1. TinyCards by Duolingo (https://tinycards.duolingo.com/) (iOS/Android/Web) 2. Castro 2 for Podcasts (http://supertop.co/castro/) (iOS) 3. Google Home (https://www.icloud.com/notes) (iOS/Android) 4. F1 2016 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f1-2016/id1130901077?mt=8)(iOS) 5. Oak Meditation (https://www.oakmeditation.com/)(iOS) Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Thanks again guys!

This week’s episode is brought to you by Dan Barbera, a content creator from the UK, now in Cleveland, Ohio. Dan is the founder of CLE Tech, a website and YouTube channel about all the latest on smartphones, tablets and all kind of news in the tech world. He also works as content creator at MacRumors. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Dan runs the YouTube channel of MacRumors and works every day in his studio space with the team on video contents, writing scripts, testing products for reviews, and so on. What to you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Trello (https://trello.com) (iOS/Android/Mac/Wind

Today's episode is brought to you by me, Francesco and the topic today is the benefits and negatives of working remotely. Remote work is becoming increasingly popular as we become connected via the internet every day. It's something many companies are adopting and implementing within their workforce. Twitter Handle: @FrancescoD_Ales on Twitter! Would love to hear your thoughts on the world of remote work... Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review, created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. Companies I mentioned today! - Doist (https://doist.com) - Zapier (https://zapier.com) - Basecamp (https://basecamp.com) Watch my full video on this topic! - YouTube: The Future of Productivity Apps (https://youtu.be/5qwCqf25P68) Thanks once again to Setapp. Th

This week’s episode is brought to you by Olivia Hayward, a business owner and Etsy creator from Berkeley, California. Olivia runs her accessory company, Mane Message, since her first college years and she also recently started a YouTube channel where she shares videos about life as a creative business owner. Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Olivia balances her day-to-day life between emails, bookkeeping, manifacture products, taking photos for her marketing campaigns, as well as recording videos for her YouTube channel. What to you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Google Calendar (https://cale

Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review, created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. Apps I mentioned today! - Monday.com (https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique) - Airtable (https://airtable.com/invite/r/g1YgnMAU) - Evernote (https://evernote.grsm.io/ebccclfdalessio) Watch my full video on this topic! - YouTube: The Future of Productivity Apps (https://youtu.be/5qwCqf25P68) Thanks once again to Setapp. The sponsor for Series 2 of Tools They Use. Setapp is a game-changer when it comes to saving money and getting things done. All the most useful Mac apps, available under one monthly subscription. No one-off fees, no in-app charges, just one set fee for more than a hundred apps.

Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - It depends on John’s life season, now it’s mostly recording YouTube videos at his office, answering emails, and planning his week using the Pomodoro Technique (https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique). What to you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - KanbanFlow (https://kanbanflow.com/) (Web/Mobile) (For managing tasks using the built-in Pomodoro timer) Do you take notes across your day? If so, what tool do you use? - Drafts (http://getdrafts.com/) (iOS) (For taking notes on the go) - WorkFlowy (https://workflowy.com/) (iOS/Android/Chrome/Mac/Windows/Lin

Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp. Setapp is a revolutionary new service allowing you a hub of more than 100 Mac apps all in one spot for one monthly fee! Download it today for Mac using this link: Get Setapp here (https://stpp.co/ttu418) Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review (https://youtu.be/US0ybmf36Bw), created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. What sort of work do you do day‐to‐day? - Stefan starts his day with a morning routine made of exercising, shower and a power breakfast, then he works through themed days of different kind of activities. Specific days are dedicated to client work, others for personal products. What is your daily to‐do list tool? And why? - Swipes (https://www.swipesapp.com/) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Linux/Web) (Both for work and personal tasks) How do you go about taking notes? - Moleskine notebook (https://amzn.to/2HsQ3K1) where every page is split in 3 areas (general directions, notes, column for next actions) - Apple Notes (https://www.icloud.com/notes)

Our sponsor for today’s podcast! Setapp Setapp is the first subscription service for Mac apps. Users get access to a curated selection of more than 100 apps in one suite, at a set monthly rate. Download it today for Mac using this link: https://setapp.com/ From advanced to-do list applications to GIF creators, there’s dozens of resources that provide a functional way to get things done. Setapp is really perfect for those who need access to apps without having to pay recurring in-app fees for each app and high costs for one-off apps. The flexibility, and access to any app, allows Mac users the freedom to download and use any app, at any time. Learn more about Setapp with this helpful YouTube review, created by your host, Francesco D’Alessio. Thanks once again to Setapp.

What sort of work do you do day‐to‐day? - After a rich morning routine (meditation, reading, journaling, and exercising), Tomas spends his days focusing on his blog, catching up with emails, and editing his upcoming book. What is your daily to‐do list tool? And why? - Todoist (https://todoist.com/) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Web) (Both for personal and work tasks) How do you go about taking notes? - Physical notebook - Apple Notes (https://www.icloud.com/notes) (iOS/Mac) (For notes on the go) - Evernote (https://evernote.com/) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows) (For longer notes) What do you use when it comes to organising your calendar? - WorldTimeBuddy (https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/) (For checking out timezones) - Apple Calendar (https://www.icloud.com/calendar) (Mac/iOS) Do you use a certain tool for tracking projects? Or do you solely use a task list? - Tomas tracks his projects following his self-awareness rules and the Mental Framework (https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-10-10-10-method-make-decisions-like-w

What sort of work do you do day‐to‐day? Alexis runs her business theming her days doing some batch work. She takes care of the customer service and content creation aspect of her job, writes blog posts, creates videos and Instagram photos, works on new products and manages her online courses. What is your daily to‐do list tool? And why? Charmed Life Planner (http://www.strangecharmed.com/shop/product-category/printable-planner-inserts/charmed-life-planner/) How do you go about taking notes? Note section in her Charmed Life Planner (http://www.strangecharmed.com/shop/product-category/printable-planner-inserts/charmed-life-planner/) Apple Notes (https://www.icloud.com/notes) (Mac/iOS) (For notes and ideas on the go) What do you use when it comes to organising your calendar? Charmed Life Planner (http://www.strangecharmed.com/shop/product-category/printable-planner-inserts/charmed-life-planner/) Apple Calendar (https://www.icloud.com/calendar) (Mac/iOS) Do you use a certain tool for tracking projects? Or do you

What sort of work do you do day‐to‐day? Hailley executes on PR strategies, emails reporters interacting with Buffer, writes and publish blog content, records podcasts, works on campaigns related to Buffer culture. What is your daily to‐do list tool? And why? Todoist (https://todoist.com/) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Web) (Both for personal and work tasks) How do you go about taking notes? Physical notebook (For quick notes) Dropbox Paper (https://www.dropbox.com/paper) (Android/iOS) (For long-term notes) Do you use a certain tool for tracking projects? Or do you solely use a task list? Dropbox Paper (https://www.dropbox.com/paper) (Android/iOS) for collaboration Trello (https://trello.com) (iOS/Android/Windows) (For high level overviews) What hardware do you use for work? (phone, laptop, pc) iPhone 7 (https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-7) MacBook (https://www.apple.com/uk/macbook/) Magic Trackpad (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ2R2LL/A/magic-trackpad-2) Yeti Blue Microphone (http://www.bluedesign

Episode #07 | Tools They Use GUEST: Christoph Magnussen from Blackboat Welcome to another episode of Tools They Use! This episode is brought to you by Christoph Magnussen, an entrepreneur, Keynote speaker, and technology enthusiast from Germany. He’s also the founder of Blackboat, a tech-focused consulting company, designed to help leaders increase team efficiency and productivity, and runs a YouTube channel where he documents the tools he uses and his days at work. Please, enjoy this episode and be sure to check out the show notes below. SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE HERE: http://docdro.id/5PEXpBR Don’t forget to tell Francesco about your iTunes reviews! Email: francesco@keepproductive.com

Episode #06 | Tools They Use GUEST: Anthony Ongaro from Break the Twitch The sixth episode of Tools They Use is brought to you by Anthony Ongaro, a YouTuber, filmmaker and author of Break the Twitch, The Book. Anthony runs a website and YouTube channel called Break the Twitch all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters focusing on minimalism, habits and creativity. Please, enjoy this episode and be sure to check out the show notes below: http://docdro.id/RvHnskX