Simple Task Recorder for Personal Use

This app was designed with the advanced practice nurse in mind. We often need to record how much time we have spent on which ward and doing what task. This provides the hospital with information about how the role is being used and what value is being derived from that role. But we can also use it to justify the need for expanding the role where we can use the data to identify trends or gaps.

But it's not just for the nurse. A gardener can use it to record what was planted, when and where. An executive can use it to record time spent in meetings, on the phone, or on a particular project. It could even be used to track spending (if you swap 'minutes' for 'whole dollars'). The beauty is in the flexibility.

The app helps to standardise how you collect information so it can be used more accurately. For example, if you are tracking junk food consumption you might put down 'lollies', 'sweets', or 'candies' at various times. But these will be graphed as separate items depending on what you're using to read the data. So by creating a list with a set number of entries you can have the item 'junk food' and so it all goes into that category. This does not mean you can't add in a detail to say that it was a chocolate bar - you can still do this. It just means your graphs will be more meaningful and consistent as well as less cluttered.

And while there are 4 drop down lists you can use, you don't have to use them. You can just use the first one, or two, or none. It's up to you.

This website has examples of simple and complex lists you could use. There is also an example Google Sheets dashboard for you to view or download.