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If you don't track your time, I suggest you do. Knowing there's a record of what I'm _really_ doing each day pushes/inspires me to make that record a good one.

I started out using Harvest, but since I'm less interested in 'what project(s) did I work on today' and more interested in 'how productive was I today?', I've switched to RescueTime.

RescueTime isn't new (YC 08) but they do have an updated interface, so it feels much better than the first time I played with it years back.

Pro-tip: I created a Fluid ssb pointed at my RescueTime dashboard that I then pinned to my menubar, so I can check my stats anytime. Here's the icon that makes it look good: http://bit.ly/1bhewsA



I use a similar program called ManicTime (don't remember the reason RescueTime wasn't an option for me at the time).

It's a great way to know what you're wasting time on.


If you're a programmer I recommend looking at http://wakatime.com


I use a combination of Rescue Time, Asana and Harvest to track things. Probably overkill to use both Rescue Time and Harvest but I find that Rescue Time tracks some of things I don't when using Harvest(which I use for client reporting).


This. Except I like to carry a marble notebook around in my backpack to track my time. It feels less restrictive IMO.




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