Michael T. Robbins - Evernote: How to Use Evernote to Organize Your Day, Supercharge Your Life and Get More Done

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An Introduction to Evernote

W e live in a technologically advanced world where everything is in constant fast forward. The sad truth is that despite our technological advancements, our way of thinking has not changed much. What this means is that even with all the technology appliances at our disposal all aimed at making our lives easier, organized and productive, our lives are sometimes full of discord and disorganization. As a personal organization enthusiast, I have found that one of the reasons why the technology at our disposal does not work well in streamlining our lives is the simple reason that we do not understand it nor bother to take the time to learn how to use and implement it in our lives properly.

Evernote is one of these technological advancements. If you ask anyone who has ever used Evernote and then gave it up along the way, he or she will tell you that their main reason is that they found developing the Evernote habit a bit tedious. This is despite the fact that using Evernote and developing the Evernote habit is relatively easy; all it requires is a bit of personal drive and some dedication. What does this mean? It means that despite being fully aware of the effect Evernote has on organization and productivity, they did not feel bothered enough to implement the priceless values of Evernote to every pillar of their life.

Before we get started in our organizational and productivity process using Evernote, I have to urge you; please implement Evernote to your organizational structure with an open mind. Implementing Evernote will create simple changes that have far-reaching effects in your daily life in terms of organization and productivity. This is the Evernote habit.

Let us kick off...

Organize Your Life Using Evernote

E vernote is a digital , well-structured filing cabinet. With this said, I am sure you have heard of Evernote. If not, dont worry, within no time, you will be a pro at using it to streamline your life. Kindly allow me to ask you a question. If you had to guess or approximate, how many times have you used a paper napkin to write down a brilliant idea that hit you while you were on your lunch or coffee break? Be honest. For me (and this is before I discovered Evernote), at the end of each week, I could count 20-30 napkins (I am very creative). Now, regardless of how meticulously organized we are, 20-30 napkins is no organizational joke. For me, this meant that in the course of the week, my computer screen would be beaded and decorated all-round the monitor frame with colorful sticky notes. Can you imagine how my computer monitor must have looked? Chaotic, disorganized, untidy, unproductive and whatever other negative energy words you can come up with would be the best description of what I was going through. How many times do you get the urge and impulse to write down a genius idea only to find that your trusted paperback notebook and pen are nowhere in sight?

What if there was a way to make sure that those genius moments that always seem to come when you least expect them do not go uncaptured? What if there was a way you could make and organize all those sticky notes in one place without creating the clutter that comes with physical paper? What if you could schedule your life and view it on multiple platforms at any time of day? What if you could create notes on your home computer and share them with colleagues instantly so that they can add their bit? Does this not sound like the embodiment of organization and productivity? To me, it does. Guess what the what ifs, we have mentioned above are possible. How? With Evernote! Regardless of what you do, who you are or what your organizational structure looks like, Evernote has something in store for you and can streamline almost every aspect of your life if you learn how to use and effectively implement what you have learned.

There is no shortage to reasons of why you should use this application to implement change in your life. Nevertheless, top on the list is organization and productivity. This to me is the crux of Evernote. There is also no disputing the fact that no matter who you are, Evernote has been tailor made for you. What does this mean? It means that on top of the normal daily note taking we undertake every day, which we can port into Evernote rather than using the traditional notebook, there is still so much more you can do with the application. For the stay-at-home mom, you can create recipes, and To-do lists; for the business executive, you can organize your hard copy digitally by scanning them using your smart device. This is not the end; whoever you are, you can organize files in accordance to a filing system that works for you by using tags and notebooks, which is what we shall look at shortly.

Now that we have a general understanding of Evernote, what it means to your organization and productivity, and have understood why we need it, take this chance to get the application before we move on to the next learning stages.

To install the application on your computer, head over to the Evernotes homepage and download the most recent version of Evernote. Fortunately, Evernote identifies your platform and offers you the relevant file i.e. for Mac, Windows, or Ubuntu. Once the executable for windows completes downloading, install it, launch it, and create a free account by using an active email address and an easy to remember but secure password.