Do you ever feel like you have too many things to keep up with?
Are you looking for a tool that will sync across your smartphone, tablet, and computer?
A tool that lets you keep receipts, notes, pictures, documents, brochures, agendas, etc, etc, etc?
Do you need a tool that will search for something you have filed even when you can’t remember the file name or location?
Do you need reminders?
Do you need something that is simple and familiar, like a notebook? (the old fashion notebook, not a laptop.)
Do you need something that will let you capture everything, access it anywhere, and find it fast? Let me recommend Evernote. The more I use this tool the more I love it.
Here are just a few ways I use it. Let’s say I have a meeting with an important contact next month. There are several things I want to talk about with him. I go to Evernote. I have a “notebook” there called “Agendas”. I create a new note with the contacts name on it, make a list of what I need to cover with him. Then add a reminder for the day of the meeting. It syncs on my computer, iPhone, and iPad. So no matter which tool I have with me when I meet with him, I have those notes.
Let’s say I have a list of things I need to pick up the next time I am at the hardware store. I have a “notebook” titled “Errands”. I create a note in that notebook titled, “Home Depot” and make my list. I can add to it anytime from any device and it syncs. Then when I am at Home Depot I pull out my iPhone and wham! There is my list. Pretty sweet.
Like you, I have more than a few things to juggle. I use Evernote to keep up with almost all of it: Work, travel, errands, writing ideas, agendas, goals, family, recipes, great food ideas, nations I am working in, projects I am developing, pretty much everything these days is find its way into Evernote. It is that powerful and that useful.
If you are into David Allen’s GTD system (Getting Things Done), it is very easy to customize Evernote to the GTD method.
The features and benefits of using Evernote are far too many for me to cover in a short post. If you are looking for a solid tool that is simple, elegant, and intuitive, give Evernote a try.
To get the most out of Evernote, I highly recommend “Evernote Essentials” by Brett Kelly. I have used several books to learn about Evernote and this one was the most helpful for me.
Debbie and I serve as the FMI Global Associate Director for MENACA and Europe. We focus on cultivating disciples, leaders, and church planting movements.
