I use arbtt, in combination with arbtt-graph to visualize data. (You don’t need arbtt-graph to get statistics, it just makes them look pretty). arbtt might require some technical skills, like using a command line interface instead of a “point and click” interface.
I haven’t used any, but if you’re just interested in tracking Internet use, there are several browser plug-ins. These are probably the quickest and easiest to use. You almost certainly want something that runs entirely in the background (so avoid software that asks you to manually clock in and out; this is aimed at people who are tracking billable hours), and something that detects inactivity.
Btw, manual data collection is always worth considering. In this case, you wouldn’t want to do it long term, and it might change your behavior, but it could still be valuable. In fact, manually tracking can provide a quicker feedback loop to learn things like “so that’s what XXX minutes doing YYY actually feels like”. And you don’t get stuck fighting to install software or wondering if it’s really working correctly.
I use arbtt, in combination with arbtt-graph to visualize data. (You don’t need arbtt-graph to get statistics, it just makes them look pretty). arbtt might require some technical skills, like using a command line interface instead of a “point and click” interface.
I haven’t used any, but if you’re just interested in tracking Internet use, there are several browser plug-ins. These are probably the quickest and easiest to use. You almost certainly want something that runs entirely in the background (so avoid software that asks you to manually clock in and out; this is aimed at people who are tracking billable hours), and something that detects inactivity.
Btw, manual data collection is always worth considering. In this case, you wouldn’t want to do it long term, and it might change your behavior, but it could still be valuable. In fact, manually tracking can provide a quicker feedback loop to learn things like “so that’s what XXX minutes doing YYY actually feels like”. And you don’t get stuck fighting to install software or wondering if it’s really working correctly.