Data Hacking

When it comes to productivity, focus, and attention, it’s easy to ignore reality and tell ourselves we’re doing just fine. But the numbers don’t lie. Read our best data-driven articles on the science of doing good work.

The true cost of email and IM: You only have 1 hour and 12 minutes of uninterrupted productive time a day

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? 

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Productivity in 2017: What we learned from analyzing 225 million hours of work time

When exactly are we the most productive? Thinking back on your last year, you probably have no idea. Days blend together. Months fly by. And another year turns over without any real understanding of how we actually spent our time. But our mission at RescueTime has always been to help you do more meaningful work. And this

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Facebook Dominates, the Emergence of reddit and Hulu: Taking a Look at 4 Years of Distracting Websites at RescueTime

We’re often surprised by how little work we get done during the day even after we’ve spent several hours in front of a computer screen. In 2007, Salary.com did a survey that found Americans waste 20% of their time at work, and 34.7% of all respondents said that surfing the Internet was the biggest distraction.

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Daylight Savings Time costs the United States $480,000,000

On Monday, the entire RescueTeam dragged their collective backsides into the office a little bit late.  Weekends are sometimes challenging to recover from in terms of work schedule– but Daylight Savings Time Monday is especially painful.  Towards the end of the day we all collectively felt the day was short– and, of course, it was. 

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