RE: From Forgotten Parts to a Daily Tool

colporteur — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:19:03 GMT

Why the need to for minutia time tracking?

Ok let me frame the question before I get off on the wrong foot for a discussion.

I recall in one career the employer came out with a time recording system that promised great results. After two years of recording data, the exercise was abandoned. The reported results of time to complete projects was not acceptable. The data proved the time requirements but did little to help them improve time. Many of the issues to reduce time to completion they didn't want to address. They just wanted projects completed faster.

Another example was around booking resources. Let's day it take 10 minutes to book a boardroom and equipment. They centralized and automated the system to reduce the time to 5 minutes. Wow 5min for 12 people, that is an hour savings. If you cut off one finger from ten people, does that make a hand.

I'm extremely cynical when it comes to time management initiatives. Some people manage time well, others not so well. If those in the others group adapt change to improve time management, it can improve. I have discovered for others it is an exercise in frustration. They don't believe they have a time management issue.

Do you see yourself as one of the people who will change if you find 15minutes of unproductive time?

RE: From Forgotten Parts to a Daily Tool

afernandez — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:30:34 GMT

Nice project and great results!

RE: From Forgotten Parts to a Daily Tool

dang74 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:26:51 GMT

I like how you built something tactile as opposed to an app... that is a movement I can get behind. [emoticon:1435ff2429184e17bc948e4f19178e1e]