Any full-time employee spends at least 40 hours per week working away at a job that is most likely mundane and repetitive. As a tech employee, you need something to add spice to your daily activities. Surprisingly, the answer rests on your smartphone. Instead of wasting time, try apps that enhance productivity while reducing boredom. Here are six top apps for IT professionals looking to play games disguised as work.
HabitRPG
Those rote tasks that make up a portion of your daily routine don’t have to feel soulless. The clever designer behind this app deduced that there is a way to gamify your responsibilities, thereby adding a sense of satisfaction to completing each task. HabitRPG includes a loot-based system similar to your favorite role-playing games. Every time you cross an item off your to-do list on your smartphone, you earn rewards. The program is adaptable so you can build your own structure of tasks. After completing each one, the game’s dungeon master performs a random calculation and awards you gold, magic items, and other RPG staples to make you feel as if all your hard work is worthwhile.
MemoZy
Do you feel as if your artistic soul gets squashed by your commitment to gainful employment? The creators of MemoZy sympathize. Their brilliant innovation allows you to organize your memos, tasks, and thoughts in a visual way. The app employs color coding and movable tiles so that every time you add or change an entry, you alter the appearance of your task list. Your weekly work schedule evolves from a seemingly endless, dull block of text into a splashy mosaic that better represents who you are as a person. To download this app, you just need a smartphone or tablet with a monthly data plan and the ability to work on fast 4G LTE networks.
Writing Prompts
Writer’s block can destroy an IT employee’s workday, but properly communicating a concern with a superior can determine the success of a project. With Writing Prompts, you receive several text prompts in categories such as scenes, texts, and news. These notifications trigger the creative part of your brain to tell stories and thereby improve your personal interactions. With this app, you can avoid the cliché of being an antisocial IT worker.
SuperBetter
Living healthily while working full-time in IT is a serious challenge. Equal parts inspirational and aspirational, SuperBetter provides you with the tools you need to become the best version of yourself. You choose the quests in the conventional RPG sense by determining life goals. These become the levels within the game. In order to use this app, you must contemplate why you are not achieving your goals. Then you turn these obstacles into your version of the game. The bad guys in SuperBetter are the things you believe hold you back in life. Whether you do not exercise enough or need to eat better, your quests will revolve around your daily struggles with these enemies.
EpicWin
In this app, you are the main character. It is your strength, intellect, and stamina that determine your leveling ability in the game. Like HabitRPG, it adds a gaming element to your daily routine. The game’s execution is where it stands apart from other apps. EpicWin visualizes the struggle by showing fighting simulations every time you check items off your list. You’ll never feel more like a hero than when you achieve an EpicWin.
30/30
How much of your work day would you describe as productive? The honest answer for most people is not the full eight hours of a work day. This app attempts to maximize your effort by encouraging you to work smarter. 30/30 exemplifies the philosophy that taking more breaks improves performance. As the user, you list your tasks and set a time limit for completing each one. After you finish the assignment, a new timer begins. During this period, you should take a break. If you believe that downtime is a net positive in terms of productivity, you’ll love this balancing act.
Anything that makes the IT work day feel faster and more productive is a win. All of these apps gamify your mundane routine while simultaneously aiding your personal growth.
