Use your home screen apps to increase productivity

Lately, I have been working on refining the apps on my home screen. Like most people, when I have a few minutes here and there I tend to pull out my phone to pass the time. So, I want to be strategic about the apps that are displaying on my home screen. I can use those apps to remind me of what I should be doing, like catching up on the news or planning my next blog post.

I have a two basic criteria for the apps that make it onto my home screen:

• I have to use the app at least once a day, on average.
• The app needs to serve an important purpose: connection, communication, consumption, planning, etc.

Here is what my home screen looks like today. I'll be writing more about my favorite productivity apps soon.

How do you use your home screen?