Many individuals are unaware that most social media programs contain a “message yourself” feature that can be used to increase productivity and organization. Every day, I send myself a message. I utilize it as follows to stay on top of everything in my life.
I Use Telegram as an Unlimited Cloud Storage Solution
I don’t use Telegram much as a chat app because WhatsApp is already used by the majority of the folks I speak with. But as far as cloud storage goes, Telegram is invaluable.
Telegram gives you free cloud storage for an infinite amount of photos, documents, and videos. It achieves this by means of “Saved Messages,” which are essentially self-messaging on Telegram. To use it, simply create a chat window for yourself, send yourself your media files, and proceed as you would in a standard chat window. After that, these data are kept in the cloud and are always accessible.
But there are a few things to keep in mind before you get too thrilled. First, even though you can upload an infinite amount of files, each file can only be up to 2GB in size—or 4GB if you want to subscribe to Telegram Premium. I apologize for disappointing you if you had planned to upload 4K videos to the cloud.
You should also keep in mind that Telegram does not enable end-to-end encryption for saved messages, which means that your uploads are not completely secure. In addition, and maybe this is just my paranoia speaking, I find it hard to believe that anyone would give limitless free cloud storage.
now I use Telegram’s cloud service for non-essential items that I don’t mind getting viewed by others. As an example, I recently uploaded some old CDs to Telegram as a backup after converting them to digital format.
To make Telegram your cloud storage app, hit the app’s hamburger menu and choose “Saved Messages.”
Slack is My Idea Locker and the Key To My Work Life Balance
Being a writer requires me to be up to date on the latest developments and trends in technology. I’ve set my RSS reader to deliver a ton of items from my preferred publications to me each morning in order to accomplish that. I used to bookmark intriguing things before I started messaging myself on Slack, only to lose them in the mess that is my bookmark folder. Thankfully, I found a much easier solution.
These days, all I do is share an interesting article with myself on Slack. Since I don’t have to bother about placing the correct bookmark in the correct folder, it is much more convenient.
I also find that it helps me maintain a clear separation between my personal and professional lives. Slack is where I keep all of my work-related materials, so I’m less likely to get distracted by them when I’m relaxing. I can use Slack for message drafting, which is another awesome feature of texting oneself there.
One challenging thing about Slack is that the enter key always sends messages by default. If you’re anything like me, you’ve undoubtedly unintentionally sent out a message that wasn’t complete while you were just attempting to get to the next line. I now prepare key messages in a chat with myself before sending them out, having made that error many times myself. I can avoid embarrassing mistakes in this way.
WhatsApp Is My Go-to For File Transfers and Quick Notes
I receive a lot of messages on WhatsApp because it’s the messaging program I use the most. I have to remember certain things in order to fully understand some of these messages. I use WhatsApp to rapidly generate notes and to-do lists, so that’s where messaging myself comes in handy. This takes less steps and does the same task as starting my notes app, thus I prefer to do it that way.
I also enjoy using this tool to forward links to myself. My pals occasionally send links to articles or humorous YouTube videos to me while I’m in a lot of group conversations.
File transfers are the final and, in my view, most significant application of WhatsApp’s message yourself feature. Sending media, documents, or messages to oneself on WhatsApp instantly syncs with all other devices where you are logged in. I use this to transfer files, images, and other files between my PC and phone as soon as possible.
Click the “New Chat” button on WhatsApp to start a conversation with yourself. Look for “Message Yourself” below “Contacts,” where your number should be listed. Press it to start a conversation with yourself. You can also give this contact a name and store it. Mine is called “My Notes.”
Many individuals are unaware that most social media programs contain a “message yourself” feature that can be used to increase productivity and organization. Every day, I send myself a message. I utilize it as follows to stay on top of everything in my life.
I Use Telegram as an Unlimited Cloud Storage Solution
I don’t use Telegram much as a chat app because WhatsApp is already used by the majority of the folks I speak with. But as far as cloud storage goes, Telegram is invaluable.
Telegram gives you free cloud storage for an infinite amount of photos, documents, and videos. It achieves this by means of “Saved Messages,” which are essentially self-messaging on Telegram. To use it, simply create a chat window for yourself, send yourself your media files, and proceed as you would in a standard chat window. After that, these data are kept in the cloud and are always accessible.
But there are a few things to keep in mind before you get too thrilled. First, even though you can upload an infinite amount of files, each file can only be up to 2GB in size—or 4GB if you want to subscribe to Telegram Premium. I apologize for disappointing you if you had planned to upload 4K videos to the cloud.
You should also keep in mind that Telegram does not enable end-to-end encryption for saved messages, which means that your uploads are not completely secure. In addition, and maybe this is just my paranoia speaking, I find it hard to believe that anyone would give limitless free cloud storage.
now I use Telegram’s cloud service for non-essential items that I don’t mind getting viewed by others. As an example, I recently uploaded some old CDs to Telegram as a backup after converting them to digital format.
To make Telegram your cloud storage app, hit the app’s hamburger menu and choose “Saved Messages.”
Slack is My Idea Locker and the Key To My Work Life Balance
Being a writer requires me to be up to date on the latest developments and trends in technology. I’ve set my RSS reader to deliver a ton of items from my preferred publications to me each morning in order to accomplish that. I used to bookmark intriguing things before I started messaging myself on Slack, only to lose them in the mess that is my bookmark folder. Thankfully, I found a much easier solution.
These days, all I do is share an interesting article with myself on Slack. Since I don’t have to bother about placing the correct bookmark in the correct folder, it is much more convenient.
I also find that it helps me maintain a clear separation between my personal and professional lives. Slack is where I keep all of my work-related materials, so I’m less likely to get distracted by them when I’m relaxing. I can use Slack for message drafting, which is another awesome feature of texting oneself there.
One challenging thing about Slack is that the enter key always sends messages by default. If you’re anything like me, you’ve undoubtedly unintentionally sent out a message that wasn’t complete while you were just attempting to get to the next line. I now prepare key messages in a chat with myself before sending them out, having made that error many times myself. I can avoid embarrassing mistakes in this way.
WhatsApp Is My Go-to For File Transfers and Quick Notes
I receive a lot of messages on WhatsApp because it’s the messaging program I use the most. I have to remember certain things in order to fully understand some of these messages. I use WhatsApp to rapidly generate notes and to-do lists, so that’s where messaging myself comes in handy. This takes less steps and does the same task as starting my notes app, thus I prefer to do it that way.
I also enjoy using this tool to forward links to myself. My pals occasionally send links to articles or humorous YouTube videos to me while I’m in a lot of group conversations.
File transfers are the final and, in my view, most significant application of WhatsApp’s message yourself feature. Sending media, documents, or messages to oneself on WhatsApp instantly syncs with all other devices where you are logged in. I use this to transfer files, images, and other files between my PC and phone as soon as possible.
Click the “New Chat” button on WhatsApp to start a conversation with yourself. Look for “Message Yourself” below “Contacts,” where your number should be listed. Press it to start a conversation with yourself. You can also give this contact a name and store it. Mine is called “My Notes.”