The reason I know this is because I track every minute I work with an app called Toggl. I’ve identified that this is one of my most productive times of the day and it means that I can happily jump onto my bike at 9am, cycle to my local coffee shop and not worry about any time lost during that journey. It’s why I’m sat here at 06:26 on a Monday morning writing this blog post I know I need to get a bunch of stuff done before most people crawl out of bed.

Since I left the world of ‘normal work’ to run my own business, I’ve become a little bit obsessed with how I spend every minute of the working day. I track my own time for both of these reasons, but mainly the latter. Tracking the time you work is a brilliant way to motivate yourself and identify where you’re taking liberties with something to which you have limited access. If you’re a freelancer or agency whose time is billable by the hour, you’ll need a way to keep on top of the time you spend on each project. The first is the most traditional: client billing. There are two reasons you might want to track your time. Say hello to Toggl Track – the time tracking app I couldn’t live without.

That’s right – today’s advice is all about time tracking. It’s a love letter to an app that I start and stop at the end of every task. This isn’t a review of a fancy new project management app, iPad-based video editing suite or the next iteration of Lightroom.

Sorry, today’s app isn’t particularly exciting.īut it is one of the most important I install on any new device.

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