From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: J Aaron Farr Subject: time tracking common activities Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:20:09 +0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LaUMh-0003Hx-8X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:20:23 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LaUMf-0003Hj-Jj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:20:22 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49096 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LaUMf-0003Hg-Fa for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:20:21 -0500 Received: from imsm057.netvigator.com ([218.102.48.210]:51069 helo=imsm057dat.netvigator.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LaUMe-0001sy-Pr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:20:21 -0500 Received: from gandalf.local ([203.218.218.158]) by imsm057dat.netvigator.com (InterMail vM.7.05.01.01 201-2174-106-103-20060222) with ESMTP id <20090220122010.NKUJ14703.imsm057dat.netvigator.com@gandalf.local> for ; Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:20:10 +0800 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I'm using org-mode to track my time on projects and todo items, but I'd also like to start tracking time I spend on things such as my email, reading rss feeds, etc. I'd prefer to continue to use org-mode for that so that all my time tracking is in one place with one system. My current thought is to have a `diary.org` file that I keep tasks that don't clearly fit in any of my projects. The file would look something like: * <2009-02-20 Fri> ** Notes for the day blah blah blah ** Activities *** DONE Checking email :email: CLOSED: [2009-02-20 Fri 18:56] :CLOCK: CLOCK: [2009-02-20 Fri 17:56]--[2009-02-20 Fri 18:56] =3D> 1:00 :END: *** DONE read rss feeds... and so on. I could then archive the contents of the file monthly. I'm wondering if anyone has any better ideas or sees some particular flaw to this approach. I thought about creating a daily repeating event for things like email, but then the clock section would eventually get huge, right? --=20 J Aaron Farr jadetower.com [US] +1 724-964-4515 =E9=A6=AE=E5=82=91=E4=BB=81 cubiclemuses.com [HK] +852 8123= -7905