Danomatic.Com

You’ve heard these a million times:

"Self-discipline is the key to creating a steady career as a writer." 

"You have to sit down and write every day to improve your craft."

Or, as I read in one online signature:

"Writing is 3% effort and 97% not surfing the Internet."

I used BackpackIt to set my writing goals, but its a hassle to track my time. Enter Rescue Time:

RescueTime is a web-based time management tool (currently in private alpha). We offer:

1. The ability to see exactly how you spend your time. No data entry, no effort– Your time gets tracked down to the second without you having to actively track it.
2. Instant and easy time-management analytics. Instantly know how much time you’re spending on a particular application (like “Microsoft Word”) or a particular category (like “Communication”).
3. The ability to set time management goals (daily or weekly) and receive notification when you meet (or fail to meet) your goals.
4. Tools to see how you compare to other people in your industry.

I signed up for the e-mail update when the beta goes live and will post back with a report if I get in. Something like this, with reminder alerts and passive tracking of my time, is exactly what I need to remind me to stop researching what I’m writing on the web and get to writing it.

You can head over and sign up as well.