It’s been said that the last frontier of nature that humanity has not yet conquered is human nature. We see it all around us. Otherwise ... | Continue reading
I’ve had too much on my plate lately. Maybe you know the feeling. It’s my own fault, of course. It’s easy to take on more ... | Continue reading
Tired of Slack killing your focus, attention, and productivity? Learn how to use Slack effectively and set it up for focused work. | Continue reading
At RescueTime, we're in a unique position to see the real-time impact coronavirus is having on how people use their devices. | Continue reading
If you're currently working from home—even just temporarily—the good news is that the data shows you'll be as or more productive than when in an office. | Continue reading
For almost a month, I ignored my carefully curated and productive settings and turned on all the notifications — every single one. Here's what happened. | Continue reading
You can't do your best work when your attention is scattered across 12 open apps, 34 ongoing conversations, and a to-do list a mile long. | Continue reading
With the new RescueTime for Google Calendar integration, we’ve created a simple and easy way to tie your calendar to your actual productivity. | Continue reading
Designer, author, and speaker Brad Frost shares his productivity data and explains what it's actually like to practice Deep Work for months. | Continue reading
Despite being incredible tools for keeping us connected, our screen time can have a pretty negative impact on our focus. Especially during the work day. | Continue reading
In this interview, Colleen Doran explains her daily routine, the struggle of being an artist, and how she uses RescueTime to maximize her productive time. | Continue reading
Today, we’re excited to release the 2018 version of the RescueTime Year in Review—a customized report of all your accomplishments from the last year. | Continue reading
Here’s what we discovered about the state of work life balance after analyzing 185 million working hours of anonymized data. | Continue reading
Digital wellness is a growing trend toward building healthy habits around technology use. And getting started with it is easier than you think. | Continue reading
We're big believers in the power of downtime. But there’s nothing worse than having a nice, relaxing holiday ruined by the anxiety of coming back to work. | Continue reading
As jobs shift from repetitive tasks to more creative thinking and collaboration, effective workplace communication is becoming a necessary skill. | Continue reading
“Despite the illusion of 24/7 connection, in reality, most workers feel isolated from their colleagues, their organization and its leaders." | Continue reading
As the old saying goes, "time is money." And sometimes it's easier to understand the impact of communication overuse when you put it in dollars and cents. | Continue reading
The RescueTime for iOS app has been temporarily removed from the App Store. This is obviously incredibly disappointing for us and all our users. | Continue reading
Turn on the news these days and you'd be forgiven for thinking the world is about to end. From politics to climate change, bad news surrounds us. | Continue reading
When it comes to choosing how many work hours in a month you should work, it's less about "how much" and more about "how often". | Continue reading
What motivates you at work is personal. But it also comes down to a few simple factors in what's called The Procrastination Equation. Here's what it is. | Continue reading
What separates a good athlete from an Olympian? Raw talent, sure. But more and more, researchers say it comes down to something else: Deliberate practice. | Continue reading
By understanding your productivity curves you can take the guesswork out of when to work and know you've scheduled the right work at exactly the right time. | Continue reading
With the new RescueTime for iOS and updated RescueTime for Android apps, you can now see how your phone use impacts your entire day, attention, and focus. | Continue reading
We all benefit from a good work life balance. But it’s often hard to find. RescueTime's new Work Hours feature is here to help. | Continue reading
There’s no getting over the fact that you need to use email and instant messengers to do your job. But if we’re constantly switching our focus from a task at hand to checking emails or Slack messages, we’re never giving ourselves the chance to truly focus on the work that matters … | Continue reading
Slack bills itself as “where work happens”. So what happened when it was closed for business? We analyzed productivity data from 12k users to find out. | Continue reading
Studies have found that academics who take work sabbaticals report higher levels of satisfaction and lower levels of stress than those who don’t. So why don't we do the same in the workplace? | Continue reading
“Digital wellness” isn’t just about knowing we’re spending too much staring at Facebook or Instagram on our phones. It’s about building a better, sustainable relationship with these incredible devices. | Continue reading
In this interview, New York Times columnist Carl Richards explains how all decisions come down to emotions, committing to the right decisions at the right time, and why long periods of time off are a prerequisite for good work, not a reward. | Continue reading
Email and IM are always there in the background, compelling us to click over for a "quick" check in. But these add up. Which made us ask: How much of your day is spent multitasking with communication tools? And just how bad is it for your productivity? | Continue reading
In this interview, we spoke to MapMe founder Ben Lang about his daily routine, how he prioritizes the work that matters most, and the importance of consistency when it comes to hitting your long term goals. | Continue reading
Habits power our lives. But not always for the better. Here's how to get rid of your bad habits and build better new ones at the same time. | Continue reading
It’s easy to blame our tools as the source of all our workplace distractions. Yet, dealing with notifications and messages is simple compared to our need to "keep up" and respond to them right away. | Continue reading
When we're feeling overwhelmed with work, we get easily stressed, confused, and at risk of burnout. We end up thinking that everything is important and don't know which direction to start digging to get out of the hole we're in. But it doesn't have to be that way. | Continue reading