My secret to making ANY productivity app work for you

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I keep a large list of apps I recommend and use on my resource page. However, when you're looking for some app that will help you get more done, or take better notes, what matters is your consistency.

I’ve tried and tested hundreds, if not thousands, of productivity apps in the last few years. The best app will always be the one you use regularly.

If you don’t trust your to-do app to remind you when you need to grab milk, you won’t actually be getting tasks out of your brain.

If it’s near impossible to find last week’s meeting notes in your high-tech note-taking app, you’ll eventually switch to a pen and paper.

There are always going to be other apps with better features, the newest AI model, and the cheaper price tag — shiny object syndrome will always be working to steal your attention. Picking your preferred suite of tools and sticking to them until they fall apart might be the best productivity tip I can give you.

We so often expect the apps we seek to be a solution to problems that are not theirs to solve. Write down what features you actually need, consider what elements are the most important for your workflow, and then pick a dang app.

The best app is the one you use — so stop shopping around and start using what you already have. And maybe consider what other areas of your life this advice could also apply to...