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Re:Ask HN: How would you plan your days when you are unemplo... by vlod on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:30PM (#41735775)
For my work-work job, I maintain a dev worklog. The simpler the better. You're not going to increase your productivity by using fancy tools IMHO. KISS it.

Personally I have a text file and using vscode (w/ an extension called 'Insert Date String'), so I have a keyboard shortcut.

I insert the datetime and what I'm currently trying to do and log any pita stuff that happens or general stuff that if my micromanager asked me details of why my ticket took 2 hours to complete and I have a log of all the yak shaving I've done. I also put references to any cool stuff I find that might help me later (I just ctrl-f find them)

If I go for lunch or anything more than 10mins I insert another datetime and enter 'done', when I'm back, same thing but 'start'.

Really-really simple no-brainer. At the end of the day, tally the work and insert something like: === 10 hours. I have one text file for months.

There will be a strong temptation to over complicate this. There be dragons.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you plan your days when you are unemplo... by kristianp on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:34PM (#41735807)
I really wish all text editors would have a insert date shortcut just like excels ctrl-; It didn't occur to me there would be plugins for that. I'll have to check if Kate and Sublime have that.
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Re:Ask HN: How would you plan your days when you are unemplo... by vlod on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:39PM (#41735842)
fyi not tried them but if you're lazy to search: [0][1]

[0] https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/easiest-way-to-insert-date-t...

[1] https://packagecontrol.io/packages/InsertDate

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