I chose 11 apps that personally has helped me change my day and consequently my life. I have classified them according to four categories that include areas that I consider important. The idea is not to provide user manuals, but rather glimpses so you can quickly understand what they are, how they work and then download it and try it out on your own. I hope it can help you to transform aspects of your life, making you more organized and happy.

1. 11 apps to
change your life
jan. 2016

2. “Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going”
Jim Ryun

3. Series, movies, music, family, books,
trips, podcasts, sleep…time

4. We never had so many possibilities and so
little willingness to take advantage of them

5. Multitasking is a myth
Our brain is single task
You don't do several things at once, just switch
between them, doing one at a time and with a
high cognitive cost to regain focus

6. We become sick,
anxious and frustrated
Who wants to do everything, ends up
not doing anything with the focus and
dedication that certain activities ask

7. To make matters worse,
we also procrastinate

8. So what to do to live
and not just survive?

9. Establishing habits
and taking advantage
of its strength

10. Good news: technology
can help us to build them
So I chose 11 apps which have helped
me to establish good habits and change
my daily life for the better

11. Habits and to-dos

12. Rewire
Add the habits you want to
establish and daily go checking
your progress (or lack of) by
clicking on the little dots
http://www.rewireapp.io

13. Swipes
Organize your tasks in a to-do list
mode and complete (or postpone)
them with just one finger swipe.
You can add recurrent tasks or
break them into subtasks
www.swipesapp.com

14. Ketchup
Use Ketchup as timer for the Pomodoro technique.
The secret relies in focus. 25 minutes committed to not
look at emails, Facebook, answer the phone or doing
anything else, can be very productive
www.rohanlikhite.com/projects/ketchup

15. Xxxx
Swipes

16. Learning

17. Instapaper
Save articles from the internet to read later,
even offline, at any time or place. You can
read it in tablet, mobile or desktop and
interface makes everything light and
essential to facilitate and stimulate reading
https://www.instapaper.com

18. Feedly
Your favorite feeds gathered in one place
for you to read at the time, later or share
with whom and how you want.
Everything in the cloud for you to access
through your phone, tablet or desktop
https://feedly.com

19. Pocket Cast
Podcasts today are a great alternative to
learn, be informed and entertained.
Pocket Cast is a great podcast player.
Access to episodes is easy, practical and
the app is beautiful, which makes the
experience even more enjoyable
https://play.pocketcasts.com

21. Where to store

22. My Drive Google
The concept you already know: have your
files synchronized with servers on the internet
(cloud) so you have, in addition to backup,
access from anywhere, either via desktop,
tablet or mobile phone. Your stuff always to
hand, no matter where. Believe me, it's worth
drive.google.com

23. Evernote
Take advantage of the power of tags and
store anything, I said ANYTHING. From
notes, photos, recipes, and audio files to
meeting notes, task lists, invoices, receipts,
licenses and access programs and services
and anything else that you think or need more
https://evernote.com

24. Journey
A digital diary that encourages frequent writing
habit (journaling) in order to build a life record with
memories, information, photos. The interface is
beautiful and if you find it difficult to type in the
phone, you can also access your account from your
desktop or tablet. If you use iOS, try the Day One
http://2appstudio.com/journey

25. Mind and brain

26. Headspace
An instructor leads you through
initial sessions of 10 minutes of
training in meditation. The interface
is attractive by itself, airy and inviting,
and bring graphics and inspiring,
educational and fun animations
www.headspace.com

28. Lumosity
A training program, with scientific
basis, whose purpose is, through games,
develop specific areas of the brain such
as memory, attention, problem solving,
creativity, among others. Take your
brain to the gym with Lumosity
www.lumosity.com

29. Quick tips on books,
websites and podcasts

31. brainpickings.org
99u.com
In Brazilian Portuguese:
pontoeletronico.me
geracaodevalor.com/gvcast
hacklife.co
escribacafe.com

32. I'm from Porto Alegre (Brazil) and I live in Chapecó, SC. Insomnia,
my debut book, received Honorable Mention at SESC Prize for
Literature and was selected to integrate the Machado de Assis
magazine, a publication of the National Library that aims to
disseminate Brazilian authors for the international publishing market.
I am also the creator and editor of the website 2000 toques, whose
goal is to show the routines and processes involved in the daily lives of
Brazilian writers. In 2015, with my short story Sleep Island, I was
among the 20 finalists (of almost 7000 attendees) of Brazil in Prose
contest, from Amazon Brazil. I’m also work as a planner and
copywriter for advertising agencies. Currently, I work on my first
novel, with publication of forecast for 2017. Look for my articles on the
internet and my books on Amazon or on my website.
André Timm
www.andretimm.com.br

33. If you like it, spread around.
Thank you.