As a UI/UX designer at Stampede, a fast-paced remote design agency, I mostly work on client projects that are charged based on the billable hourly rates used to complete deliverables.
To be frank, it’s almost impossible to manually (and accurately) track the hours I spend working on each individual task, let alone do it across multiple projects at any given time.
This is the main reason why I choose to use Toro Timer, a time tracking app made with love by the Stampede team, to help me do this on a day-to-day basis. It has really made time tracking so simple and seamless for a busy designer like myself, while staying on top of the different moving parts in my work day. It also gives me advice on how I could become more sustainably productive. Read on to find out how Toro has nailed this.
Work pattern insights
Toro knows me better than I know myself. Big admission, I know, but let me explain!
Before Toro, I never really knew how efficiently I was working and what my biological prime time was (when I feel most focused and energised in the day) to be as productive as I can be and organise priority tasks accordingly.
Well, Toro has all of these insights and more. It lets me know when I concentrate best, when and how to utilise my focus hours and what tasks I spend the most time on. These analytics are most accurate when I’m consistent with my time tracking – which hasn’t been an issue since Toro has made this whole process absolutely hassle-free.
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Google calendar integration
This might just be my favourite Toro feature – all of my work meetings from Google calendar are automatically synced with Toro, meaning that I don’t have to time track them at all. Yes, you read that right, all I have to do is save the tasks in the pre-tracked segment and carry on with the rest of my day. It’s literally that easy.
Time tracking shouldn’t be difficult or inconvenient (we’re too busy focusing on the more important stuff anyway), and with Toro, you’ll be able to experience it first-hand.
Toro Timer can do more than tracking time
Explore our feature page to learn what else Toro Timer can help you to manage your work.
View featuresWrap it up
In summary, with a proper time tracking tool like Toro, having a productive daily work flow while maintaining a healthy working relationship is most definitely achievable.
Time management is crucial to ensure that as much time is spent doing high-value work as possible. Toro has really assisted me with this aspect and aided with identifying the optimum window for me to get my best work done.
