Christopher M0YNG

New manager at work.
Wants me (and my two colleagues) to start tracking the time we spend on different work.

We're (accessibility) consultants, so it kinda makes sense.

But also, we're accessibility (consultants) who have personal accessibility requirements and neurodiversity.

Anyone have suggestions on really low friction (and WCAG 2.2 compliant) ways to track time that actually work for you?

May 15 at 10:51amWeb
Show threadJM8UTWMay 15
@M0YNG This is just a thought: Develop a simple device that records the start and end times when a button is pressed.
For example, this device is inexpensive, simple, with a Wi-Fi function, and easy to develop without coding.
https://shop.m5stack.com/products/atoms3-lite-esp32s3-dev-kit
AtomS3 Lite ESP32S3 Dev Kit

Show threadF4LUBMay 15
@M0YNG Time tracking /o\
The last two tools I used where Bullet journal for analog and Emacs org-mode for digital.
Sorry to not have better suggestions.
Show threadChris Smart, ve3rwjMay 15
@M0YNG Please post back about any solutions
Show threadGary @N8DMTMay 15
@M0YNG Stuck in Windows world at work… I track daily tasks by job number & description (copied from work queue) into a new daily row on shared OneNote file. Fill in day’s date (column 1), time/hours (column 2), job number (column 3), misc desc/text/status/other (column 4). Gave manager(s) access to file and then just fill in my daily activities. Start a new tab in file each calendar year. Four column, multiple row worksheet. No data in/out functions, just tracking and visibility to work…
Show threadAndreas, DJ3EI, he/himMay 15

Time tracking. 😧

I did it with a text editor, writing lines like

15:50 - 18:30 blog-writing: time-tracking:

You guessed it: From, to, project, sub-project. (Deeper subprojects if desired.)

I had this script to generate a (text-only) report. What to enter into the official time-tracking system that management wanted? How much more time to work that day?

The request by @M0YNG 🧵 triggered me to document it:

https://dj3ei.famsik.de/blog/posts/2025/time_tracking/

Possibly the self-written script I called most often.

My time tracking system

The need When a software developer, I needed to track my worktime. The customers’ demands Invariably, at the place I worked, there was a system in place into which I was required to type my hours. Alm

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