From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: time tracking common activities Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:49:57 -0500 Message-ID: <8763j5yuoq.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <87skm9p9qj.wl%bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca> <87ljs1ywwt.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LaXdb-0008On-Ai for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:50:03 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LaXdZ-0008Ms-Nj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:50:02 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36798 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LaXdZ-0008Mm-KA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:50:01 -0500 Received: from mho-02-bos.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.179]:50066) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LaXdZ-0001vh-9u for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:50:01 -0500 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: David Bremner Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Bernt Hansen writes: > David Bremner writes: > >> J Aaron Farr wrote: >> >>>I'm using org-mode to track my time on projects and todo items, but >>>I'd also like to start tracking time I spend on things such as my >>>email, reading rss feeds, etc. I'd prefer to continue to use >>>org-mode for that so that all my time tracking is in one place with >>>one system. >> >>>My current thought is to have a `diary.org` file that I keep tasks >>>that don't clearly fit in any of my projects. The file would look >>>something like: >> >>> *** DONE Checking email :email: >>> CLOSED: [2009-02-20 Fri 18:56] >>> :CLOCK: >>> CLOCK: [2009-02-20 Fri 17:56]--[2009-02-20 Fri 18:56] => 1:00 >>> :END: >> >> I don't see anything wrong with this, but I also don't see the need >> for a TODO. Do you need to be reminded to check email? You could just >> make a headline, and clock on that. Clocktables (or, maybe, >> clocktable view in agenda mode) could narrow down e.g. time spent >> reading email in one week. >> >> I guess you would still have to think about comfortable ways to find >> the right file/buffer and clock in there. > > When I did something similar to this recently I created a tag for > :ONGOING: tasks and used the agenda view to quickly find these tasks for > clocking in. > > I just used a single task to clock multiple times and then at the end of > the year create a new one and archive the old one so they don't grow > forever. and... replying to my own post - I do this slightly differently now. Clocking a task in sets the TODO keyword to STARTED. I don't mark tasks as ONGOING anymore - I just clock it in (and don't mark it done). I have an agenda view to display STARTED tasks so I can easily find anything that's been clocked and is not finished. I haven't been using this system long enough to know whether it's a good fit for me long-term. Time will tell :) -Bernt