If you have ever wondered how much time you waste in front of your computer and how much time you really spend on it, RescueTime is your application. This simple but powerful application for your computer allows you to manage your time, knowing throughout the day what productivity percentage has obtained after a day's work, a figure highly valued by many companies as well as by any "freelancer" who spends a large part of their time sitting in front of their Mac screen.
Its slogan makes the main objective of this app clear:
With so many distractions and possibilities in your digital life, it's easy these days to spread out. RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive.
It's that simple, understand what you spend your time on, to help you be more productive in what you set out to do. Like most services of this type, they offer two modes, one paid (about $ 9 per month) and the other completely free. With a simple registration in any of the modalities, you can keep track of your habits in real time with your computer.
Personally, I have only used the «Small»Because it meets all my needs. The Premium version can be ideal for people with a heavy workload or with certain responsibilities in your company. Rescue Time Premium It also allows you to add extra information such as meeting time, block web pages that could potentially cause you some kind of distraction, and even make alerts when you achieve certain previously set daily goals.
This cross-platform application can also help you find out what your best day of the week to work, what time of day you work the most or are most productive, and even which page you waste the most time on. It is important to know that even though RescueTime automatically organizes the pages you visit as well as the applications you use on your computer, in a established range between highly distracting and highly productiveYou are free to modify this range for each application you use if, for example, you establish that Twitter is a work tool for you and not a leisure social network.
Finely, it all translates to a simple Dashboard daily, weekly, monthly or yearly (as you prefer) with which you can measure your real performance, helping you maximize your final results. The time is yours, and only you decide how to use it. Seize it.
RescueTime (multiple platforms)