Life-Changing Apps
Quit social
media and try these apps that are game changers in their own way
These
aren’t the typical boring utility apps .... Some are fun, some are insane and
some are game changers
The verdict is in and
it’s absolutely unanimous. It’s time to reboot your life. There are crystal
clear reasons you should quit social media, according to science! Not reduce,
not cut down, not lessen – completely quit. Not tomorrow, not in an hour –
right now!
SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE There are several
apps that have helped in making things like money transfer, payments and even
bookings convenient for all of us
Reasons given are many,
including eating disorders, making you dumber, ruining your real relationships,
encouraging narcissism, leading to depression, messing up your work flow and
making you part of a mob mentality. These were suspected, now proven! Add to
this the Facebook security breach and the story is complete. But once you’re
off social media, what do you do with the hours and hours of time you’ve just
brought back into your life. Here are some apps that you may not have heard
about. These aren’t the typical boring utility apps that columns like these
usually feature. Some are fun, some are insane and some are game changers – but
each will change your life in a good way.
IFTTT
‘If This, Then That’ is
the biggest secret of the Internet age. To those that know of it and use it,
life is a completely different experience. They’ve understood that technology
can be the most powerful ally and that doing repetitive tasks on your phone or
computer is for fools. And while it may look daunting and confusing, it’s my
guarantee that anyone and I mean absolutely anyone, can use IFTTT and become a
pro at it within minutes. So what does it do? The app allows you to automate
tasks and inflow of information based on rules you set. Basically it uses the
rule that if this happens then immediately it should trigger that. The trigger
can be anything – time, a message, a new post, an update on a website –
literally anything. For instance if there is a new cricket score posted, you
can receive it as a message or email. Triggers and actions can be from
websites, apps, devices and even smart bulbs etc. You can even check other
people’s triggers, featured recipes, themed collections and all-time
favourites, and use them yourself. Get IFTTT now, you can thank me later.
RUNPEE
Okay, so the app name
doesn’t sound life saving but believe me this is the biggest life, pants and
embarrassment saver app of them all. It works like this. You’re in a movie
hall, you’ve gorged on coke and popcorn, you’re dying to pee but don’t want to
miss a critical part of a movie. Sounds familiar? Well, that agony and
guesswork is now history. Snap open this app and it’ll tell you exactly when to
take that pee break without missing out on any important part of the plot.
It’ll even give you a synopsis of what you missed when you get back. Movies and
plots, and pee-worthy timelines upload in real time and almost any movie is
covered. This is basically the best thing to happen to your bladder in a long
long time.
UTI
MUTUAL FUND APP
This one operates at a completely
different level. I’ve had more questions about this one on Twitter than maybe
anything else in recent times. Let me try and answer them here. Yes, you can
actually buy mutual funds direct from the app, yes you can set up an account on
the app itself, yes it allows you to invest even in liquid funds (potentially
better returns than saving accounts without any lock in). The app also offers
you all details on New Fund Offers and you can check Net Asset Value of every
Mutual Fund in real time. Existing investors can even get their statement of
accounts mailed to them from within the app. For me the awesome part was that
they even have a UTI chatbot working through Facebook messenger that can answer
most of your queries and even guide you. I’ve used this app extensively and got
some great new investments at tax time.
SELFISSIMO!
AND MEMRISE
I’m combining the last
two as I discovered them both on the same day and have been using them
incessantly. Selfissimo! is for all the selfie addicts of this world. Fire it
up and it takes a photo every single time you pose. Yes, it shoots as soon as
you are still and not when you’re moving. Gives you an entire reel of photos to
choose from once you’re done. Memrise can get you started on learning a new
language and uses tools, games and experiences to make sure it’s not boring or
difficult. It even has chatbot assisted learning, speed reviews and speaker
video interactive games. I tried out all the Spanish I had learnt through
Memrise in Barcelona this time. The natives looked impressed!
There it is. Time to go
off social media and bring in something different onto your phone. Apps that
will change your life, not take it away!
HTBR1APR18
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