Life Hacks for the Office Life

If you are not familiar with Life Hacks, they are short cuts or easier ways to do everyday things. There are some life hacks that will work great for your life at work and might even make you a rock star if you can help your company run more efficiently and help your co-workers to be more productive.

Some of the life hacks for work are technology related and some are just so simple, you won’t believe you didn’t think of them yourself!

Why Didn’t I Think of That Hacks

The office can be full of wires and cables in what can often be a mess of connections. These life hacks can keep the office neat, organized, and removes the fire hazard of tangled wires. In addition, it keeps the plugs labelled and right at your fingertips. No more time wasted fumbling around trying to find the plug you need.

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This next trick is self-explanatory; if your keyboard is off kilter, or if you just prefer to have it tilt forward with clips.

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Cleaning the office is never fun, but someone has to do it. Many office bathroom sinks look like the one below, which makes it very difficult to fill a bucket or a large container for mopping or cleaning purposes. Check out the easy trick to fill a bucket from a small sink.

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Tech Hacks

Office productivity and efficiency can always use a boost. Here are some technological hacks that can help you out:

• Productivity Software: There are many programs that help track your time spent on your computer so that you can see where your time is spent and make adjustments to improve efficiency.
• Social Media Killer Software: Applications can turn off social media from your computer and deny you access to certain sites that you program and enter the time frame. If your boss doesn’t already block social media channels from your network, then you can do it for yourself if you feel too distracted.
• Organization Apps: There are quite a few different organization applications like EverNote and Alfred which both help you sync desk top computing with mobile and have many, many uses to help get your work in order.
• CloudHQ: This cloud application blends other cloud applications like Drop Box, Google Drive, and Box together and syncs everything to coordinate your information easily.
• HelloSign for Gmail: This Gmail extension allows you to sign, date, and even attach text to documents while online without having to print, sign, and scan the document.
• Rapportive:  Gives you a sneak peak of the person you are emailing. It will let you see social media posts and Google profiles so that you can learn something about a contact or connection before reaching out. It helps keep you up to date with friends and acquaintances and makes cold call emailing a little warmer.