Golden tips for automating the little things, to free thinking space for big things by Kate Tapper https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm LSE and friends 2024-2025 Please share any apps, tips, hacks that you have found work for you.. en-us 2024-03-23 11:16:10 UTC 2026-04-29 11:39:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Notion Workspace https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937583 Customisable workspace on notion lets me keep separate pages for projects so I can add notes and thoughts as they come, and separately have all deadlines and to-dos visible

]]> 2024-03-26 12:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937583 Bring list app - family shopping list abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937598 2024-03-26 12:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937598 microsoft To Do https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937631 2024-03-26 12:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937631 Notion (PhD template) https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937990 2024-03-26 12:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933937990 Visual timer abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938073 e.g. time timer app

]]> 2024-03-26 12:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938073 Milanote to put in ideas, book recommendation, etc. https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938164 2024-03-26 12:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938164 Speechify: Listen to articles on Tube https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938190 Certian number of articles are for free, but I actually pay for this. They have different voices and accents to speak to you.

]]> 2024-03-26 12:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938190 Asana (work planning) https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938263 2024-03-26 12:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938263 Focusmate abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938472 Body double app

]]> 2024-03-26 12:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938472 Setting a reminder to email someone as a meeting in my outlook calendar https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938488 Very helpful in getting back to people, reaching to informants in the future

]]> 2024-03-26 12:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938488 Task app: TickTick https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938523 Great to-do list app. I create a monthly list divided by themes (e.g. paper 1, paper 2, classes, etc.). I dumb any to do into there and then at the beginning of the week look through and decide what I need to get done this week.

]]> 2024-03-26 12:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938523 Pomodoro/pomofocus https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938677 2024-03-26 12:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938677 Created separate Zotero profiles to automate organization of different projects/papers https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938772 https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/multiple_profiles

]]> 2024-03-26 12:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933938772 Acal for tasks and time blocking abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939082 2024-03-26 12:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939082 google keep https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939133 2024-03-26 12:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939133 focusmate https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939242 2024-03-26 12:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939242 Write a plan for the next day before going to bed katebuddevelopment https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939264 2024-03-26 12:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939264 Listening.Ai https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939590 Listen to papers when you're too busy

]]> 2024-03-26 12:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933939590 mindmanager https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940189 2024-03-26 12:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940189 GANTT charts abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940486 2024-03-26 12:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940486 Good old Outlook calendar https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940517 2024-03-26 12:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940517 To-do Shortcut on Phone homescreen https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940530 I have a shortcut to my to-do app (TickTick). As soon as any random to-do pops into my head (clean bathroom, read an article, etc.) I get it out of my head like this.

]]> 2024-03-26 12:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940530 Trello abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940598 2024-03-26 12:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940598 Clear mind before going to bed https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940660 Just write down what is on my mind (e.g. worries) and what I want to do tomorrow.

]]> 2024-03-26 12:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940660 outlook calendar https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940840 2024-03-26 12:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933940840 Gantt chart for my fieldwork period katebuddevelopment https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941256 2024-03-26 12:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941256 Mindmap and Trello for my kanban katebuddevelopment https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941524 2024-03-26 12:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941524 Go to a special workplace away from home to do my focused work katebuddevelopment https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941868 2024-03-26 12:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941868 Notebook and pen next to the bed for those late-night flashes of genius https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941949 2024-03-26 12:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933941949 several notebooks https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942074 one records daily to-do lists

the other has monthly and weekly goals

]]> 2024-03-26 12:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942074 Lunch box with snacks https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942211 This way I stay healthy and I don't forget to eat during the day. Preparing the lunch box also gives me the feeling that I am productive and that I am doing something for myself

]]> 2024-03-26 12:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942211 Playlist of soothing music to play whilst working https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942639 2024-03-26 12:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933942639 Plan the next day's work the night before abicbt https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933954483 2024-03-26 12:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/2933954483 Really useful Pomodoro App, that syncs with your calenda: Session https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362713449 2025-03-12 12:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362713449 Evernote - for keeping track of anything https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362715195 Free version for one device or pay to sync across multiple devices.

I use it for saving notes, links and feedback organised by draft thesis chapter. They're all in one place and it's easy to switch between notes, plus search those notes for keywords etc.

]]> 2025-03-12 12:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362715195 NoteBookLM: Article Podcast maker and ChatGPT-like tool, that only answers using the documents you uploaded! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362715540 2025-03-12 12:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362715540 Airplane/offline Mode https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362716176 2025-03-12 12:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362716176 Apple's Reminders App sbhat16 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/mz2340oj54jwn4rm/wish/3362898376 It simplifies organisation and reduces the mental load of remembering everything. It helps me keep track of to-dos, deadlines, and recurring activities (pay rent, kids ' related followups, etc.) efficiently.

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