How to be Productive While in the Car

I spend many hours every week in the car between commuting to work and driving places for my work.  I used to listen to the radio but as my life became busier and busier I wanted that time to be productive in some way to allow me to relax when I got home.  These are the four ways I try and use the time in my car and all of these ways use my smartphone.

1. Listen to podcasts
The first way I thought about being more productive was to make myself a better person by listening to self-help items on the radio.  I found that it was easier for me to find items that could educate me in a number of different areas.  To load the podcasts onto my smartphone I use iTunes along with SyncTunes (the free version).  I chose podcasts dealing with personal finance (Dave Ramsey and Money Girl), religion (Your Move), and psychology (The Savvy Physiologist).

How to Use Your Smartphone More Efficiently

6 Ways to Increase Your Productivity with Your Smartphone

There are many ways to increase the efficiency and productivity of your smartphone. This article discusses some apps which can be helpful along with using items already in your smartphone to accomplish this task. 

Use Automation software

I personally use AutomateIt to automate my Android phone. Automation software allows your smartphone to complete tasks based on programmed rules created by the user. Some examples of what I use AutomateIt for include opening Pandora and silencing my phone during the night. The reason it allows you to use your smartphone more efficiently is your phone completes actions that you would normally have to do yourself.

Use Speech to Text

The main time I use speech to text is in my car when I am driving. What I mean by speech to text is talking into your smartphone and your phone turning that information into text you can then use. I personally use Google's built in speech to text but there are many good programs out there. The reason it allows you to use your smartphone more efficiently is you can talk much faster than you can text and this is especially true when you are driving.