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Insights and tips on productivity, time tracking, and building better work habits.
jonathan wu · May 7, 2026
AI Spending Per Employee: The $2,068 Benchmark Your CFO Needs
How much should you spend on AI per employee? The 2026 benchmark is $2,068 — but there is a 14x gap between median and top spenders. Here is how to find your number and defend it.
jonathan wu · May 7, 2026
How to Reduce AI Costs Without Cutting Usage
Five strategies to cut AI costs without reducing usage: kill shadow AI duplication, route models by task, right-size licenses with ATT data, set per-project caps, and adopt yield-based allocation.
macgill davis · May 6, 2026
Rize vs Memtime: Which Time Tracker Is Best?
Rize vs. Memtime: compare automatic time tracking, team reporting, privacy, and pricing to find the right fit for your agency or solo workflow.
macgill davis · April 29, 2026
The 9 Best Focus Apps for Mac in 2026
Still disabling your blocker at 2 pm? Nine focus apps tested on a real Mac, with honest cons and clear guidance on which one suits you.
macgill davis · April 29, 2026
Time Tracking in 2026: The Data Behind a $6B Industry Shift
Original data analysis of time tracking trends in 2026 — market growth, AI adoption, the privacy pivot, utilization decline, and what it means for agencies and service teams.
macgill davis · April 28, 2026
Best Time Tracking for Google Calendar in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for Google Calendar in 2026. Rize, Toggl Track, Clockify, Harvest, Timely, and Everhour reviewed for automatic capture, calendar integration, and billable accuracy.
macgill davis · April 27, 2026
Rize MCP: Chat With Your Time Tracking Data Using Claude or ChatGPT
Connect Rize to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI tool and ask questions about your time data in plain English. No exports, no dashboards, no pivot tables.
macgill davis · April 25, 2026
Best Time Tracking for FreshBooks in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for FreshBooks workflows. Rize, FreshBooks, Harvest, Clockify, and Toggl Track reviewed for automatic capture, invoicing readiness, and billable accuracy.
macgill davis · April 25, 2026
Best Time Tracking for Slack in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for Slack in 2026. Rize, Toggl Track, Clockify, Harvest, Timebot, and Everhour reviewed for automatic capture, Slack integration, and team reporting.
macgill davis · April 23, 2026
Best Automatic Time Tracking for HubSpot Teams
Compare the best time tracking options for HubSpot-heavy teams. Rize, Harvest, Clockify, and Timely reviewed for background capture, client attribution, and marketing workflow coverage.
macgill davis · April 23, 2026
Best Time Tracking for Monday.com in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for Monday.com in 2026. Rize, Monday native tracking, Toggl Track, Clockify, Harvest, and Everhour reviewed for automatic capture, integration depth, and billing accuracy.
macgill davis · April 22, 2026
The 9 Best Time Tracking Apps for Mac in 2026
The 9 best Mac time tracking apps in 2026, compared on automatic vs. manual tracking, Mac-nativeness, billing, integrations, and pricing. Rize leads for zero-input automatic tracking.
macgill davis · April 21, 2026
Best Automatic Time Tracking for Slack Teams
Compare the best automatic time tracking tools for Slack-heavy teams. Rize, Timely, Clockify, and Toggl Track reviewed for background capture, meeting coverage, and billable accuracy.
macgill davis · April 21, 2026
Best Time Tracking for Invoicing (2026)
The 7 best time tracking tools for invoicing in 2026. Rize, Harvest, Toggl Track, Clockify, FreshBooks, QuickBooks Time, and Everhour compared on billing accuracy, automatic capture, and pricing.
macgill davis · April 21, 2026
Best Time Tracking for Jira in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for Jira in 2026. Rize, Tempo, Clockify, Toggl Track, Everhour, and Harvest reviewed for automatic capture, Jira integration depth, and billable accuracy.
macgill davis · April 16, 2026
Best Time Tracking for QuickBooks in 2026
Compare the best time tracking tools for QuickBooks workflows. Rize, QuickBooks Time, Harvest, Clockify, and Toggl Track compared for automatic capture, invoicing, and billable accuracy.
macgill davis · April 13, 2026
Agent Profitability Tracking: How to Measure ROI When AI Does the Work
Your team is a mix of humans and AI agents. Here's how to track profitability across both — and why your current tools can't.
macgill davis · April 13, 2026
Best Automatic Time Tracking for Jira Teams
Compare automatic time tracking tools for Jira. Rize, Tempo Timesheets, Clockify, and Timely tested for native sync, automatic capture, and pricing.
macgill davis · April 13, 2026
PSA Software vs Automatic Time Tracking: Which Do Agencies Need?
PSA tools promise to run your agency. But most agencies don't need a $50/seat platform — they need accurate time data. Here's how to decide.
macgill davis · April 10, 2026
11 Best Mac Productivity Apps in 2026
The 11 best Mac productivity apps for 2026, tested on Apple Silicon and Intel — time tracking, focus, tasks, launchers, passwords, notes, and more.
macgill davis · April 9, 2026
The Micro Agency Playbook (2026)
How 2-to-5 person micro agencies beat traditional agencies on margins, pricing, and delivery when AI handles 80% of the execution work.