Time Tracking

Why Manual Time Tracking

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The Case Against Timers

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Interruptions: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Context switching: Consectetur adipiscing elit
Forgotten starts/stops: Sed do eiusmod tempor

Manual Entry Benefits

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Retrospective accuracy: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Batch entry: Consectetur adipiscing elit
No timer anxiety: Sed do eiusmod tempor

How It Works

Adding a Time Entry

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---
title: Write documentation
time_entries:
  - date: 2026-01-27
    duration: 90  # minutes
    notes: "API reference section"
  - date: 2026-01-27
    duration: 45
    notes: "Getting started guide"
---

15-Minute Snapping

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Actual	Snaps To
12 min	15 min
23 min	30 min
37 min	45 min
52 min	60 min

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Per-Task Entries

Single Task, Multiple Sessions

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time_entries:
  - date: 2026-01-27
    duration: 60
    notes: "Morning session"
  - date: 2026-01-27
    duration: 45
    notes: "Afternoon session"
  - date: 2026-01-28
    duration: 30
    notes: "Final review"

Total: 2h 15m across 2 days

Linking to Projects

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---
title: Write documentation
project: Product Launch
tags: [docs, writing]
time_entries:
  - date: 2026-01-27
    duration: 90
---

Reporting

By Project

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Project	This Week	This Month
Product Launch	12h 30m	45h 15m
Client Work	8h 45m	32h 00m
Internal	4h 15m	18h 30m

By Tag

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Tag	This Week	This Month
docs	6h 00m	22h 30m
coding	10h 15m	41h 00m
meetings	5h 30m	20h 45m

By Date

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Mon 27 Jan: 6h 45m
  └── Documentation (2h 15m)
  └── Code review (1h 30m)
  └── Meetings (3h 00m)

Tue 28 Jan: 7h 30m
  └── Feature development (4h 00m)
  └── Testing (2h 00m)
  └── Planning (1h 30m)

Best Practices

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Use consistent notes — Consectetur adipiscing elit
Review weekly — Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
Tag for reporting — Ut labore et dolore magna aliqua