Writing Tools To Power Up Your Efficiency and Increase Productivity

Even if you have The Golden 30 minutes every writer likes to rave about, chances are that you often find yourself sitting in front of your computer or notebook for the entire duration, hours even, without making any progress on your writing.

It’s important to block out time to write no matter how busy you are, but time doesn’t actually solve anything.

For instance, a few weeks ago i had no job or commitment for 61 days straight — apart from my daily yoga — and yet I have not written a single paragraph.

I had all the time in the world, I should have had all the content too.

I’m not lazy, and neither are you.

We have trauma, irrational fears, we care too much about what people think and we desire perfection.

For real though, the inability to concentrate, freezing at the sight of a blank page, lack of inspiration, distractions, having too many tasks and the cliche ‘I have no time’ are real life problems that can’t be solved overnight.

There are tools though that can help reduce the procrastination caused by being an imperfect human in your writing process so you can finally be able to use your writing time efficiently.

These tools will help you focus, prioritize your tasks, brainstorm, manage your time better, etc., so you can write content in maybe/hopefully/exactly 30 minutes.

Don’t fear, these are premium tools you can try ALL for free on Mac or iPhone before you make any commitment.

Mac or iOS Productivity Tools for Writers

Focus— block out distracting websites and apps, allowing you to stay on task and write more efficiently.

Taskheat — help you prioritize tasks so you can focus on more important tasks (like writing) instead of thinking of new ideas (*side eye)

KeyKey Typing Tutor — boost your typing speed

Ulysses — write and publish from one app that has a distraction free interface

MindNode — Brain and easily organize your thoughts and ideas.

Structured — help you structure your day

Due — receive persistent reminders

Be focused — manage to do lists with timers

Text soap — make sure your text is error free among other features that help cleanup and edit your writing based on shortcuts

Uplife — helps you build new habits, manage anxiety, set up boundaries, manage your emotions, and discover your potential.

As a writer, you know that time is your most precious resource, as long as you use it wisely. Whether you’re a professional writer or just starting out, you need to write efficiently and effectively to publish quality content on a consistent basis, whether it’s for a client or your personal blog.

If you’re ready to actually write, signing up for these apps with help you become more efficient, and you don’t have to pay a subscription for each if you use Setapp, an app subscription service.

With Setapp you can get 240+ productivity tools with less than $10 a month — the individual monthly cost of some of these apps.

How much will writing one more article make for you? More followers and engagement (priceless) or a few hundred dollars? Maybe you’ll just make back the $10 if you use Upwork (sorry $8 minus 20%🙊)

If you’re not ready for the commitment, use this link to try out all these productivity apps offered on Setapp for free for 7 days after which you can decide to commit.

Writer to writer, writing takes a lot of energy and anything that can make it less daunting for me, I will appreciate. I encourage you to take advantage of the free trial to do a 7 day writing challenge and see if you can publish more than you did last week.