Here is what some of the graphs look like with some time logged. For the example of a social media manager, RescueTime will likely think Facebook is a distraction whereas it’s actually where you work so being on Facebook is highly productive for you. ![]() Sometimes an activity can be improperly categorized throwing off your whole productivity chart. When just starting out, you want to look at the categories RescueTime is placing your activities in. In the dashboard, you will have a lot of different reports. Once you have logged some time you will start to see the graphs being populated and your productivity rating. Ideally, they recommend having to days worth of usage before looking at the statistics and graphs. Just start going about your normal daily routine and RescueTime will start collecting the data it needs. Initially, there will not be any information in RescueTime. To truly get an idea of where your time spent, it’s a good idea to track each individual site. You can also get a little more specific on the websites you’d like to track or not track. Once you have the set up it will help RescueTime to better gauge whether you’re being productive or not based on your criteria. In the drop-down are a few categories for you to rank. Right off the bat, RescueTime will ask you a few questions on what you think is distracting and what’s productive. ![]() That’s all there is to setting up the Google Chrome extension and creating an account. You’ll also be asked to activate the device, in this case, Google Chrome. Once entered you’ll be sent a confirmation email. To start a new account, just enter your email address to the text box. ![]() (I personally use RescueTime as a paid subscriber and find it super useful and worth every penny.) When downloaded, you will need to let them know if you are a RescueTime user already of you need to start an account.
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