59 Tools, 9 Books, and 7 Great Pieces of Advice on Productivity: A #Bufferchat Recap

Nicole Miller - 12 Jun 2014

On Wednesday, June 11, we kicked off a new weekly Twitter chat called #Bufferchat.

In the past, our COO, Leo, hosted #toolschat and found great advice and tools through those Twitter chats. It was definitely time to bring back a Buffer-hosted Twitter chat, and our goal behind #Bufferchat is to further bind our incredible community and create amazing, helpful discussions. We’re aiming to do this weekly and explore a variety of topics that will help all Buffer fans and users!

This week’s focus was on productivity—a favorite topic of ours at Buffer. We were blown away by the response of our amazing fans and all the incredible information that was shared!

For all things #bufferchat: Visit the #bufferchat home page for recaps, roundups, and the upcoming schedule!

Here are some of the highlights:

** High Tweet Alert ** Talking Productivity with @Buffer Join in: http://t.co/rqjM9vpJGc #BufferChat

— Bridget Willard (@YouTooCanBeGuru) June 11, 2014

What productivity tools do you use on a daily basis?

Here’s a list of some the apps mentioned during the chat (in no particular order):

- - - Lastpass

- - Google Analytics URL Builder

- - WeTransfer

- - Buzzsumo

- - Social Crawlytics

- - GoogleApps

- - Basecamp

- - Slack

- - GotoMeeting

- - Microsoft One Note

- - Asana

- - PostWire

- - Pixabay

- - Quip

- - AnyDo

- - Trello

- - Evernote

- - Hipchat

- - Todoist

- - SalesForce Chatter

- - Microsoft Lync

- - Pocket

- - Dropbox

- - Hootsuite

- - Buffer

- - Tweetdeck

- - Mailchimp

- - Uberconference

- - OmniFocus

- - Pomodoro Method

- - Focus@Will

- - Coffivity

- - Feedly

- - FriendorFollow

- - Fllwrs

- - Boomerang for Gmail

- - My Fitness Pal

- - Calendar on iCloud

- - IFTTT

- - TextExpander

- - Klout

- - Hey Focus

- - Time Out

- - Old-fashioned egg timer

- - An hourglass

- - EasilyDo

- - Wunderlist

- - ownCloud

- - Chrome

- - Tweetbot

- - CatchApp

- - VesperApp

- - Post-It notes

- - Old school pen and paper

- - Self Control

- - iThoughts

- - Blueorange

- - Notable

- - Convo

- - …Coffee & tea were also highlighted. ?

Bonus:@kmullett shared these lists of tools: 155 Tools – Slideshare from Market Snare

What productivity book has helped you with your daily workflow or time management?

What’s the greatest time-management or work productivity advice you’ve ever received?

A4. Set aside pockets of time to tweet or to email. Avoid being consistently distracted. #bufferchat — Andy Yeo (@yeoa) June 11, 2014

A4 “The best way to finish a job is to start a job.” #bufferchat — Daniel Fogel (@DanielHCI) June 11, 2014

“Don’t let what is urgent crowd out what is important.” @buffer #bufferchat — Macy English (@macyenglish) June 11, 2014

A4: Best #productivity advice I’ve heard – “Wherever you are, BE THERE.” #bufferchat — Erik Fisher (@ErikJFisher) June 11, 2014

A4: Prioritize your work, do the most important things early in the day so they don’t weigh on your mind. #bufferchat @buffer — Heather YamadaHosley (@Curious_Heather) June 11, 2014

A4: Keep a work journal. Record 1 thing you learned & 1 thing you can work on/learn more about @ the end of each day. #bufferchat — Karissa Urry (@karissaurry) June 11, 2014

@buffer do the same type of tasks together. block out time to make your calls, research, etc. and time it #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/mLo9bu2INX — raika sarkett (@raikasarkett) June 11, 2014

What time or task management need do you feel currently isn’t being filled with an app or website?

Some responses included accountability and tracking time spent outdoors. Others included:

@Buffer A5: Something that automatically detects when I’ve skipped lunch and orders me food. #bufferchat — Jev2DaMaximum (@Jev2DaMaximum) June 11, 2014

No app or software = Easy Button & No one-size fits all.. find apps that fit into your workflow & don’t add steps! #bufferchat — Brian Fanzo (@iSocial_Fanz) June 11, 2014

Click here to read the full recap in Storify!

Join us next Wednesday

We’d love to see you at the next #Bufferchat on Wednesday, June 18 at 9 a.m. PST/noon EST where we’ll be discussing personal improvements!