I have long suspected I have ADHD (I was definitely called ‘weird’ as a kid way too much to be neurotypical) but when my psych eval said I was fine, I kind of moved on… but with the nagging feeling that maybe I was only pretending to work all day.
And so, I decided to try an automated time tracking app called Rize.io for a couple of months and see what I could learn about my own productivity, mainly:
What do I do all day? and
Are my work-from-home days actually more productive than I think they are?
In this broadcast, I talk about the pros and cons but essentially, I am working, my focus is decent, and working from home seems to change what hours I’m working versus making me work less time per day.
I kind of want to check out rescuetime.com, as it’s half the price and gives me real time feedback… but the Rize reports I get weekly and the customizations I can make to the automated time tracking are interesting enough to make me consider staying a bit longer.
Pros:
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Nice interface
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Daily and weekly productivity reports
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Highly customizable
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Google Calendar integration (it knows when I have meetings… sometimes)
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Rumored to be a data hog
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Rumored to not be great on Windows computers
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No phone interface (my phone is where I get more distracted!)
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In-person meetings, phone calls, etc would have to be manually added
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Kind of expensive at $14.99 a month
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