An app to quickly track time on projects, and at which hours?

Post date: 2021-01-14 09:00:40

Inspired by this twitter thread on how even innocent after hours 'free' work can spiral/support crunching, my new years resolution is to put a halt to mine. Im looking for an app that will help me be more mindful, with v quick entry by project (4). There are hundreds of apps out there and this is not exactly time management but more mindfulness of time spent. Perhaps a goal setting app would work? any iphone app suggestions?

My formal work hours are 37, but I guess Im spending far, far above that and at crazy hours of the day. Because these happen in short increments also outside of normal work hours, and because I was passionate about my work, I have long ignored that time spent... recently however my enjoyment of the work has fallen sharply, and my quality of life/recreation/fitness time has been decimated. Im determined to get it back!

My aim is increased productivity/more genuine 'worry free' leisure time by being more attentive to actual time spent /when time is spent and by graphing it out over a set period of time (say a 2 month trial) is to become more realistic in time management and also better at governing time management habits. I also need to cut off all the free labor I am giving my workplace because I am not being disciplined about when and how long I respond when something arises.

Quick entry of time would be very useful- for example I have seen apps that you can 'pop' a bubble for each glass of water you drink (as a goal). Is there something similar that would help me look back at a graph at the end of each week? I

I have an iphone, I love the pomodoro method, I use outlook for scheduling appointments with others but not for my own time planning in advance. The app I am looking for at this point is more a tool for mindfulness of how/when/on which projects Im spending time, by looking graphically and accurately at those hours in retrospect.

App suggestions and techniques to govern the 'free labor' given to the workplace are both very welcome!

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