From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: An Org-based productivity tool Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:45:25 -0700 Message-ID: References: <87efcxaibq.fsf@mbork.pl> <87h8ht8sx1.fsf@mbork.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41533) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gALMM-0000BX-Lm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:45:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gALML-0005eX-NU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:45:34 -0400 Received: from mail-lj1-x243.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::243]:44489) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gALML-0005cD-Dq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:45:33 -0400 Received: by mail-lj1-x243.google.com with SMTP id v6-v6so6146109ljc.11 for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:45:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87h8ht8sx1.fsf@mbork.pl> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: Marcin Borkowski Cc: William Denton , Org-Mode mailing list auto-clocking might be interesting. there would be a concept of a dominating clocking entry similar to dominating file. i.e. if where you are is not a clocking entry, go up until you find one that is. if you find none at top level, you create a clock entry in the logbook there. if you switch buffers or move around, you clock out and in where you were and are. every few minutes, you try to clock in where you are, or the dominating clocking entry. this is done with timers. idle time might go to a special clocking entry. or something like that. the idea is that you don't have to remember to clock in and out. On 10/10/18, Marcin Borkowski wrote: > > On 2018-10-10, at 18:50, William Denton wrote: > >> On 10 October 2018, Marcin Borkowski wrote: >> >>> I am making an Org-mode-based tool to help boost my productivity. >>> ... >>> - is anyone interested in something like this? >> >> I am---I'd love to see what you come up with. I'm doing something >> similar, but much less fancy, with clock tables and some R: >> >> https://www.miskatonic.org/2017/11/16/clocktableii/ >> >> I need to do one more post about that to wrap it up. It's working >> well for me, but warnings about not being clocked in to something, and >> better understanding of what I'm doing based on headings or tags, >> would be useful. > > Thanks for your kind words! > > It's not that fancy (yet?), but has one big advantage over clock tables: > it updates dynamically (using org-clock-out-hook), so it's fast. Also, > as you could see, it does some simple calculations. > > And for the record: it's based on properties, not tags - but that is > a minor issue. > > Best, > > -- > Marcin Borkowski > http://mbork.pl > > --=20 The Kafka Pandemic: The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it at any time. "You=E2=80=99ve really gotta quit this and get moving, because this is murd= er by neglect." --- .