log
Log is a monotask time-tracker.
history
After being introduced to Devine Lu Linvega and Merveilles and getting inspired by Horaire and other time-trackers, I started one in . It was initially just a spreadsheet, then a text file. Analytics were later added with the development of a desktop app.
The app was eventually abandoned and Log was whittled down to a simpler CLI tool. It’s currently integrated into this wiki.
mechanics
Multi-tasking is discouraged by design. The general time-tracking process works like this:
- I start by keying in what I intend to do: sector (activity type), project, and task description
- Work on the task
- The session ends when I’m done or interrupted and completion is graded with a binary score
| sector | activity |
|---|---|
| audio | composing music |
| development | programming |
| physical | crafting, soldering |
| research | studying, planning |
| visual | drawing, painting, designing |
| writing | blogging, storywriting |
arachne integration
Log data is recorded in a text file that Arachne parses. Information is summarised and displayed in the yearbooks and project pages.
| timestamps | score | sector | project | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | 2021-11-09T21:40:16Z | 1 | d | ara | +universal #lexicon |
| end | 2021-11-09T21:55:04Z | ||||
screenshots
Here are screenshots of the old desktop app (–). The repository is still up but unmaintained.
glossary
Project pages within this wiki have time-tracking stats summaries in the footers. Here are definitions for the used terms:
- time
- total time logged
- over
- number of days when I worked on the project
- from
- timestamp of the first entry
- until
- timestamp of the latest entry
- peak hour
- the hour of the day I'm most productive
- peak day
- the day of the week I'm most productive
- focus
- the average duration of each session
- efficiency
- the ratio of finished to unfinished tasks
further reading
- The Power of Time Tracking by
William Darwin