Having stumbled upon RescueTime, I feel compelled to share my discovery as this concept is just too useful to keep to myself. The basic idea behind this website is to make it easier to keep track of where you spend your time while at your computer. If you find yourself filling out your timesheet at the end of the week only to realize you can’t remember what you were doing all that time, this tool was made for you!

It requires a lightweight download (both Mac and Windows versions are available) that monitors what applications and web pages have focus and for how long. It then periodically sends this data to the RescueTime website where you can view an analysis of where all your time is spent.

You have a fairly large amount of control over how the stats are handled. You can attach multiple tags to each application, making it easy to categorize things and see how much time you spend in different areas. Below is an example of how much time I’ve spent this week on different things: