Using the Journal Effectively

The journal can be a useful tool, helping you track how you spend your time over the course of the workday. This information, collected over time, can be used for a range of things such as reporting, billing, and staffing allocation. You can analyze your work activities to get a clearer picture of which projects and activities occupy your time and then use that data to optimize your time and productivity.

Make Using the Journal a Habit

The more information a journal item contains, the more useful it is. Get in the habit of entering critical information when you create a journal item, especially contacts, categories, and the contents of other fields used for organization and retrieval of journal items. It takes only ...

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