Where did I spend my time

[Denver Dave]

I'm trying out MLO and it looks like a great tool to identify where I
should be spending my time. However, it seems like I should also
have some idea of where I am actually spending my time. Does MLO
allow the tracking of time spent?

If not, any recommendations for additional software to provide at
least a basic idea of where time is being spent. It seems a same to
basically have to retype all of the items that I've entered into MLO
again into another software to track where the time is actually going.

Maybe I'm missing a basic functionality - hope so.

Thanks - Dave

[John]

Wakoopa and TimeSnapper are two programs that track and make
statistics of the time spent on applications on your PC.

[Michael Hopkins]

I myself use RescueTime and pay for the personal Plus account. I
started because I needed to bill for time accrued minute by minute.

[scoobie]

There are lots of iPhone and iPod touch apps that do this very well.
Like Eternity.

[tomd]

> On 3 Dec, 22:25, Denver Dave <daveb...@ecentral.com> wrote:
>> I'm trying out MLO and it looks like a great tool to identify where I
>> should be spending my time. However, it seems like I should also
>> have some idea of where I am actually spending my time. Does MLO
>> allow the tracking of time spent?

Not yet.

>> If not, any recommendations for additional software to provide at
>> least a basic idea of where time is being spent.

yaTimer, Time Track, Rachota, and many more....

>> It seems a same to
>> basically have to retype all of the items that I've entered into MLO
>> again into another software to track where the time is actually going.

Unavoidable. Seems nowadays consensus is you have to keep switching project manager, task list, calendar and time tracker, to be really efficient :)
(Well there are some that try to fill that market, but they are lacking here and there. So far it's about whether you will choose to use 4 powerful programs, or 1 mediocre).

Tom

[Andrey Tkachuk (MLO)]

We have plans to add timers and basic time tracking to MLO

Andrey.

[Richard Collings]

This is also very good news. Can I suggest that you have a look at the
Pomodoro Technique (http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/) which has a simple
mechanism for estimating the time each task is going to take and then
recording how much time it does take.

I have started using this and found it very helpful.

What I would like to be able to do is record the estimated time for a task
(in Pomodoro's = half hour units) and then later on be able to enter the
number that it actually took. And have MLO roll up the figures to group
level in the To Do view w so I can see how many Pomodoro's I have planned
for a day.

PS: I am not suggesting that MLO should hard code the concept of Pomodoro's
- it would be nice if you could choose the unit of time measure (hours,
days, Pomodoros or whatever)

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[Andrey Tkachuk (MLO)]

Yes I also tried Pomodoro technique and like it. I will analyze how
implement it in MLO. You know I do not like hard coded solutions and
always trying to find a flexible way :-)

Thanks for the suggestions!

Andrey.

[Richard Collings]

:-) Indeed the beauty of MLO is that it does not force you to follow a
particular Method - note the capital M (for some, I sense that a particular
time management methodology takes on almost a religious quality). I like
to choose ideas from the different techniques and to mix and match - MLO is
very good at supporting this approach.

[Philb]

This is why I love MLO...