Lifehacker has a series where they interview a productive person and ask them how they work, live and play. These people are always very accomplished and their ways of doing work seem very polished. I wonder how many iterations these people went through before finding the tools and methods that worked for them...
In any case I thought I'd note one of my most used tools and how I use it, the BeyodPod podcast player. I use the free version of this App which is installed on my Android smartphone. I am subscribed to a few podcasts and I've tried countless others. For now, I am listening to a podcast on general sports discussion, NBA basketball, coding, and Korean language lessons. I listen whenever I am walking - which is quite a lot for me in New York City. I walk my dog a couple of times a day and I walk to and from work. I basically listen to a podcast whenever I have some down time. This way, even those small moments that are othewise wastes of time, like waiting in line, can be somewhat productive and/or entertaining.
Beyondpod is definitely the best podcast player I could find for android. I am leaning towards buying the paid version - which gives me a few nice features like automatic updating.
With that said, I remember iTunes being a better podcast manager when I had an iPhone. It seemed easier to get update for my subscriptions. Also I was able to listen to podcasts at 1.5x speed - a real time saver, without having to buy and install a separate app.
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