Morning Checklists, Catch, Beeminder, Google Calendar, and Pomodoros.

Why am I using all of these in 2013 even though I didn’t use any in 2012?

I used to be distracted by a low-grade fear that I was always forgetting things. This constant worry ate away at my well-being and productivity considerably without me noticing for a long time. These 5 tools helped me eliminated a huge chunk of that wasted attention — boosting my well-being and productivity more than I would have predicted!

I’m thankful to my friend Paul Christiano who wrote up this article. He details these and several other techniques for added productivity. That’s where I learned about Catch.