TimeMe: Cool Online Stopwatch to Increase Productivity
Many of us work well under pressure. When I’m doing a long article I can often find myself procrastinating, staring into space and only working sporadically. Using a stopwatch is one of my favourite ways to boost my productivity and motivate myself to get the first draft done within a certain amount of time.
TimeMe is a huge online stopwatch which I have displayed on my second monitor as a constant reminder that the clock is ticking. It pretty much takes up the whole screen along with some basic settings. Users may also adjust timer display (size, colour, width) and sound alarm settings to fit their needs. Simple yet effective.
This is a similar tool to E.ggtimer and the likes.
However, they also offer a downloadable versions so you can run it on your desktop if you don’t like connecting to the web when working or studying. Check it out here.
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Nice but downloadable one only http://www.XNoteStopwatch.com
You can also try out http://www.myonlinestopwatch.com, it’s similar to the clock you mention, except that it also works on all the different platforms and browsers including iPad, iPhone, and Android. Also it has a nice feature where it keeps going even when you leave the site and come back which makes it ideal in for measuring something that takes a really long time. No installation necessary.
I play an online word Jumble game everyday. It has a timer on it and it makes me crazy. I’m so aware of the passage of time that I sometimes cannot think — so I know this stopwatch or timer would probably cause me to do less, not more. I DO have, however, a timer program so I can at least track time spent on various chores. (I use Time Slice. It’s probably not the best, but I’ve had it a long time and I’m used to it.) I should set one for “wasting time” — I bet I’d be appalled. I was in newspapers a long time, so I understand deadline pressure well! I just think that big clock staring me in the face would not help me. Michael Linenberger (he wrote a book about using Microsoft Outlook) has written a helpful book about getting and taking control of your workday that I think is really going to help me. Beyond tips on email (and I’m really paying attention to those because my system is in a shambles) and overcoming too much of it, he also has tools about how to sort tasks and a “Workday Mastery To-Do List.” (I struggle with this too!) I’m working toward managing my work life and make it more rewarding. Right now I’m in kind of an unorganized mess — but I’m looking to get it better.
Cool tool.
If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application:
http://www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
Comes with a mobile version too, and with an Android app.