Time Account helps you answer "where did my time go". Segment your time, set a category, then see the statistics. Better than using Excel.
5 Key features:
1. Segment: Traditional time logging tool needs you to press "start" and "stop". It severely interferes with your mind flow and plans, more like the tool is playing with you rather than you are using it. And the minute precision is unnecessary. Time Account believes you can know hows your day if you segment it into half-hours and fill in the half-hours at the end of your day.
2. Categorize: Categorization is all about reviewing your performance honestly. After we make some resolutions, how long have we grumbled and procrastinated? Or do we ever feel were just pointlessly multi-tasking? And after you categorize your time, youll know exactly how many time you spent on sliding your phone screen, but with a more general view.
3. Ease of use: Compared to your note software, Excel or just a pencil and a piece of paper, using your phone is much more quicker. Youll finish your logging within 2 minutes instead of 10, and without pulling out your laptop or notebook and find a table. Smart phones today are good enough for the logging job. Besides, youll never miss the day when you dont have access to a computer.
4. Statistics and summary: The data you recorded into Time Account are structured, meaning you can know how many time you have wasted last month or what are you doing last Monday. This helps you break your illusion of "Im doing fine". And you can have this with 2 minutes per day.
5. Synchronization：If you have an iPhone youll have an iCloud account. Put your logs safely on iCloud calendars. Moreover, youll have access to them on your computer when you feel like it.
Of course, your mission and your passion are out of Time Accounts reach. And it wont stop you if youre determined to say "I studied for the whole 168 hours last week". But as long as youre being honest with yourself, it will be your faithful monitor. An action is worth a thousand words, why not see how are you doing for you next minimum goal?
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