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Insights and tips on productivity, time tracking, and building better work habits.

How To Be Productive At Home

macgill davis · April 5, 2021

How To Be Productive At Home

We compiled a list of productivity tips to help you stay productive at home.

The 24 Best Focus Memes

macgill davis · April 4, 2021

The 24 Best Focus Memes

We created a collection of the best funny memes related to focus.

Do Visualizations and Affirmations Boost Productivity?

david wong · April 2, 2021

Do Visualizations and Affirmations Boost Productivity?

Visualizations and affirmations will only get you so far. The key ingredient to a productive life is action.

Caffeine is a Double-edged Sword on Your Productivity

macgill davis · March 31, 2021

Caffeine is a Double-edged Sword on Your Productivity

Caffeine improves focus, alertness, and mood in the short-term but can negatively affect your sleep and long-term productivity.

Command E - Your Everything Search

macgill davis · March 30, 2021

Command E - Your Everything Search

CommandE is a desktop app that lets you easily access pretty much anything on your computer.

Productivity Spotlight: Michael Davies, RedHat

macgill davis · March 30, 2021

Productivity Spotlight: Michael Davies, RedHat

In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with Michael Davies, client based marketer for RedHat.

The Pomodoro Technique: How to Make It Work for You

will goto · March 29, 2021

The Pomodoro Technique: How to Make It Work for You

There are many variations of time intervals that are possible with pomodoro, but which are more conducive to deep work, and which variation will work best for you?

will goto · March 25, 2021

Your Phone Hurts Focus Even When It Doesn’t Distract You

The mere presence of your phone or apps like Gmail, Slack, and iMessage can decrease your ability to focus even when they don't actually distract you.

Brain.fm - Music to Improve Focus

macgill davis · March 18, 2021

Brain.fm - Music to Improve Focus

The productivity tool of the week is Brain.fm - a subscription service that provides functional music that improves focus in 15 minutes.

How to Create a Keyboard Macro for Your Email Address

macgill davis · March 18, 2021

How to Create a Keyboard Macro for Your Email Address

We’ll be covering how you can use macOS keyboard macros to quickly enter your email address.

Productivity Spotlight: David Whitney, Facebook

macgill davis · March 18, 2021

Productivity Spotlight: David Whitney, Facebook

In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with David Whitney, a senior research scientist at Facebook.

Why Taking A Morning Walk Improves Your Productivity

macgill davis · March 18, 2021

Why Taking A Morning Walk Improves Your Productivity

In this issue we’ll be tackling the question: why does taking a morning walk improve your cognition and productivity for the day?

Best Idle Detection in Time Tracking: 2026 Comparison

macgill davis · March 17, 2021

Best Idle Detection in Time Tracking: 2026 Comparison

Compare idle detection features across 8 top time-tracking tools. Side-by-side breakdown of detection methods, timeouts, and platform support.

Introducing the Rize Productivity Blog

will goto · March 17, 2021

Introducing the Rize Productivity Blog

Our mission at Rize is to enable people to produce their best work and thrive in an increasingly competitive world.

New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program

macgill davis · March 9, 2021

New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program

We revamped our onboarding, added magic link authentication, launched our referral program, and more.

Rize Referral Program

macgill davis · February 17, 2021

Rize Referral Program

Give your friends one free month of Rize!

Website Tracking Update (Action Required) - v0.4.3

macgill davis · February 5, 2021

Website Tracking Update (Action Required) - v0.4.3

We are longer supporting our Chrome Extension and adding all browser support to our Mac application.

How to Enable Website Categorization on Mac

macgill davis · February 4, 2021

How to Enable Website Categorization on Mac

A step by step breakdown of enabling Rize to categorize websites on Mac.

Dashboard Redesign & Break Timer - Changelog v0.4.0

macgill davis · January 19, 2021

Dashboard Redesign & Break Timer - Changelog v0.4.0

We shipped a brand new dashboard, automatic tracking schedule, a break timer and more!

Vertical Timeline & Standalone Mac App

macgill davis · December 17, 2020

Vertical Timeline & Standalone Mac App

We launched a new dashboard redesign with a vertical timeline, focus time details, and more.

Weekly View & Google Calendar Integration

macgill davis · December 9, 2020

Weekly View & Google Calendar Integration

We released a weekly view, Google Calendar integration, calendar rules and more.

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