Katie Schuknecht, Author at RescueTime Blog

How a freelance role offers what most traditional jobs can’t: Career satisfaction

This morning, I was on the phone with a friend who lost her corporate job around 9 months ago, thanks to some restructuring. She has since launched a wildly successful embroidery business. We were comparing our current workloads, discussing childcare plans for the fall, and talking strategies to squeeze in just a little more work

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Freelance freedom: Creating a career with productivity, flexibility, and balance

Building Good Habits, Health, Work/Life Balance

Estimates suggest that within the next two years, freelancers will make up more than half of the total US workforce. There are several reasons people pursue independent work, but most of them boil down to a single word: flexibility. Freelancers have unprecedented flexibility in choosing what kind of work they do, who they work with,

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Focus sessions: Transform your work culture one uninterrupted hour at a time

Building Good Habits, Meaningful Work, Teams

Last weekend, I spent 8+ hours adding a new flower bed to the back of my house. It shouldn’t have taken that long, but 1) I am terrible with a shovel, and 2) our entire yard is nothing but clay and rock. For each plant, I had to dig and dig and dig and pick

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Finding the sweet spot: How performance insights drive results and team well-being

Self Tracking, Teams, Time Management, Workplace Productivity

Too many leaders see performance measurement as a black and white issue. Some go all in, focused solely on metrics as indicators of success. Others avoid measurement altogether out of concern for team morale. There’s a middle ground where workplaces integrate data-driven decision-making with human-centered environments. That’s what I want to talk about today. When

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Overcoming time tracking resistance: The power of a mindset shift

Self Tracking, Time Management, Work/Life Balance

All I want is to be left alone in my average home But why do I always feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone, and I always feel like somebody’s watching me And I have no privacy Are these the lyrics to the 1984 hit Somebody’s Watching Me or complaints from a remote worker who’s

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Join the freelance revolution: Mastering time management as an independent worker

Building Good Habits, Self Tracking, Time Management, Work/Life Balance

Freelancers are taking over the workforce—and we are here for it. In 2023, 38% of the US workforce completed freelance work. By 2028, over half of the US workforce is projected to take on freelance work. These days, freelancing isn’t a fringe career path but a mainstream professional choice. What initially sounds like a recipe

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Building Good Habits, Teams, Time Management, Workplace Productivity

2024 was a record year, but not in the way businesses hoped for. Employee engagement plummeted to its lowest point in a decade, with just 31% of employees describing themselves as engaged. Even more concerning is the fact that employers saw record levels of actively disengaged employees, with 17% of employees saying they’ve completely checked

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Screen sharing that matters: 9 ways shared team dashboards enhance team collaboration

Teams, Workplace Productivity

At RescueTime, our small but mighty team represents more than a handful of US states. Georgia. New York. Illinois. Kentucky. Texas. Washington. North Carolina. Tennessee. We work across 3 different time zones and a spread of nearly 3,000 miles. At this point, an expanded team is the norm, not the exception. More than 80% of

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Building trust in remote teams: The role of transparent productivity tools

Teams, Workplace Productivity

Remote work offers flexibility and freedom, but it comes with a unique set of challenges. How do you build trust when you can’t see your team? How do you provide accountability without creating an atmosphere of surveillance? How do you keep everyone in sync without communication constantly disrupting the workday? The lack of in-person interactions

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Balancing productivity and privacy: Ethical considerations for employee time tracking

Teams, Technology

In 2023, the American Psychological Association completed a survey that included questions on a controversial topic in the workplace: employee monitoring. While a few respondents shared their appreciation for employee monitoring, many participants shared the same concerns. Some of the written comments included: “Stop invading my privacy.” “I do not need monitoring.” “Respect my work

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