{"id":291,"date":"2019-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niftypm.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/stay-on-top-of-your-workload-and-mental-health-with-a-time-tracker-dc95384c314d\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:34:56","slug":"stay-on-top-of-your-workload-and-mental-health-with-a-time-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niftypm.com\/blog\/stay-on-top-of-your-workload-and-mental-health-with-a-time-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay on top of your workload (and mental health) with a time\u00a0tracker."},"content":{"rendered":"

Productivity often feels too much like a fleeting moment than a focused channel. It\u2019s too tempting to open a new browser tab, check your phone, or (if you\u2019re like me) pace madly around your desk in a reluctance to sit still. Capturing that moment of focus and stretching it as far as you can is the key to finding the productivity groove you\u2019re seeking on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Easier said than done, right? Perhaps, but if you\u2019re looking for something new to boost your output, tracking time on your day-to-day tasks comes with a bevy of benefits that will help you improve your work, and maybe even yourself!<\/p>\n

To be clear\u200a\u2014\u200athis article isn\u2019t about how your organization or managerial oversight benefits from a time tracker<\/a>. This article is all about YOU!<\/p>\n

Time tracking gets you\u00a0started<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ve finally come to that one task on your to-do list that doesn\u2019t inspire you, and the urge to pop open a new browser tab is rising. Don\u2019t do it!<\/p>\n

Instead, flip on your time tracker<\/a> and give it a go. Just 5 minutes. I promise you\u2019ll be glad you did; best case\u200a\u2014\u200ayou hit the zone and find that spark you were looking for, and worst case\u200a\u2014\u200ayou maybe make some headway, or at least figure out how not<\/em> to approach the task the next time you sit down to do it. Time tracking apps to increase productivity<\/a> such as Nifty log individual efforts on a task, so its no problem if you need to stop your timer and come back to your task in a new state of mind.<\/p>\n

Time tracking sees things\u00a0through<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve built some steam on a task\u2019s progress (for example, writing a time-tracking blog article) and are starting to lose momentum, knowing that you\u2019re clocking your output helps you find the gusto to close out your efforts. This is particularly magical in the creative space, where the inclination to await \u201cinspiration\u201d is often used interchangeably with procrastination. Running a timer helps you close out your rough draft or design concept while you\u2019re still in the same mindset.<\/p>\n

You can use different types of timers, like script timers<\/a> and other time-tracking tools, if you’re creating content like videos and blog posts.<\/p>\n

In fact, I\u2019m tracking this article\u2019s rough draft as I write it, knowing full well that it will go through multiple rounds of revisions before publishing. Simply put, a time tracker<\/a> can help you gut out the difficult part of a task and gets you to the refinement stage even sooner.<\/p>\n

Time tracking helps you\u00a0improve<\/h3>\n

Once you\u2019ve gotten in the habit of tracking efforts, you\u2019ll start to determine how long certain tasks tend to take you to complete. Not only does this help you improve your productivity (to be clear, the task timer isn\u2019t as time trial, but efficiency is the holy grail of productivity), but understanding your output tendencies enables you to simplify your task management<\/a> with wisdom and forethought.<\/p>\n

And, if you\u2019re struggling with mental health<\/a>, keeping track of time can be an effective PTSD treatment. You\u2019ll be able to see how you\u2019ve grown and changed as you heal. Not only that but tracking time can show you that, despite the negative impact an event had on your life, it\u2019s not interfering with your current life in a big way.<\/p>\n

In a perfect scenario, you\u2019ll be able to extend your now-elite self-management discipline to all facets of your life, not just your professional one, but let\u2019s take this one step at a time, starting with the first task at hand.<\/p>\n

Ready? Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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