People generally approach huge workloads with one of two techniques: You’re either writing, reading, and producing non-stop or you’re constantly squirreling every time a shiny object enters your peripheral vision. The first approach is a recipe for burnout while the second one all but guarantees that you’ll hit your deadline with nothing but frustration (and perhaps a few newly-conquered levels of Super Mario Run) to show for it.

You’ve flipped between Trello, Gmail, and Asana so many times your thumb practically swipes left and right on its own, but transferring data back and forth is giving you early onset arthritis and a serious case of frustration. Zapier solves interconnectivity issues by linking up your apps and automating the workflow. You simply set up a designated trigger (a new message in your Gmail inbox, for instance) and a designated action (like sending an email notification and snippet to Slack) and Zapier takes care of the rest.

With more than 1,000 apps and exponentially more integrations available, Zapier is changing the face of personal professional efficiency, and it’s kind of fun, too.

How many times have you had to reset your Airbnb password or hunt for your credit card just to order in some pizza and wings? And did you know that there are hackers out there who thrive on publishing stolen Netflix account information just for the fun of it? Dashlane feels your pain, which is why they’ve put together an app that keeps track of your existing passwords, generates new ones when needed, and even types them out for you as you surf. They folks behind the tech estimate the autofill feature alone saves users 50 hours a year, which is impressive. Add in instant alerts that give you a heads up if any of the sites you visit suffer a breach and you’ve pretty much mastered the art of online security.

Cloud-based management tools can be equally useful and exhausting. If you had time to wade through convoluted directions and setup and customize a complex system you wouldn’t need the platform in the first place, right? Airtable simplifies things with a highly visual interface that delivers information in a variety of formats – something for everyone, you might say. Create checklists, manage your contact list, build an editorial calendar, plan an event, track product orders, oversee your real estate portfolio, and so much more. Rather than intimidating, this app is almost inspiring, which is probably why mega companies like Pinterest, Tesla, BuzzFeed, TIME, and Target have already signed up.

Whether you’ve got a partner and a handful of mini-yous at home or just a collection of underwatered plants and pizza boxes, one thing’s for sure: your life is busy. Stop keeping track of your to-do list by stuffing scribbled-on scraps of paper in your jacket pocket and get Todoist. Write down tasks as they occur to you and the app transforms simple text entries into scheduled items complete with a reminder. It’s a smart way to do everything from listing errands to detailing deadlines and you can even color code tasks according to priority.

For those who prefer our sticky notes spread out all over the desk, most note-taking apps aren’t quite visual enough to be effective. Google Keep works around that problem using a color-coded organizational feature that acts like a digital bulletin board. You can record everything from your airline confirmation number to your grocery list, attach lists and photos, and it all gets saved to Google Drive, so you can access it from pretty much anywhere. It’s fast, it’s pleasant to look at, and it’s far better than writing the conference call access code on your hand (again).