Recently, Evernote rolled out a Certified Expert Program where you sign up, take several classes, several exams, and if you pass, you’re in. I have been a lover of Evernote since 2008 and have become the go-to person in my small circle of friends and coworkers for questions about Evernote, so I figured that I would give it a try.
I sat through the classes and even learned a thing or two about the program that I didn’t know before. I took each of the exams and passed, and here I am, a Certified Evernote Expert. There are a lot of experts in this small group who seem to make some income from consulting on Evernote, but my seeking this certification was purely out of a true fondness for Evernote.
Within the program there are monthly continuing education online meetings and other online get-togethers where we gather and obviously discuss Evernote, but we also digress onto other topics, typically involving productivity on one level or another, given that a common bond amongst Evernote Certified Experts (ECEs) would be a passion for productivity. As an introvert, my intention in logging into these meetings was to lurk and learn. I was happy to be in an online room with some folks who really know Evernote inside and out, and like to get together to possibly share some of that knowledge and learn a thing or two along the way. In a recent session, I was compelled to break my silence when, much to my surprise, I had a tip or two to add to the discussions and several of my fellow experts seemed to take notice and appreciate the insights I was able to share. One of these was about some interesting tidbits of Evernote knowledge that I mistakenly assumed was more commonly known than it actually was, and another was about some external software and a piece of hardware that have changed my life in my quest for ultimate productivity.
These comments made in these online meetings led to some posts in the expert message boards, and those posts led to my Evernote Staff Liaison to suggest that I create a blog of some sort to share these tips with the world. I have read some great posts on various aspects of productivity here on Medium, and when I searched for “best blog platforms”, Medium came up on several lists, so it seemed like a good place to start.
So here we are, with the introductory post of the Pinch of Productivity Blog. As I discover things that enable me to shave a minute or two off of my daily workload, whether in Evernote or outside of it, I will jot down some of those thoughts here in the hopes of enabling some other folks to be a little more productive along the way.
That’s enough for now. I suppose in the next post I will introduce myself aside from being an ECE and beyond that, let the pinches of productivity roll. Obviously a good amount of these tips will involve the use of Evernote, so if you haven’t experienced it yet, their free accounts offer tons of potential and are a great place to get started, so, if for some reason, you’ve read this far, and remain curious, head on over to Evernote’s site and get started with the best way I’ve found to (try to) remember everything!
(The links to Evernote’s site are direct links — not affiliate links or anything like that. It’s a wonderful free program. There are paid plans available and plenty of people who prefer other similar programs. This is just my thoughts on Evernote. Do with them what you will, and have a great day!)
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