Tracking progress

Track-table

Clocking time

c x i to clock in. c x o to clock out. c x q to cancel a clock. There is also the option of starting a 20 minute Pomodoro session, by pressing B.

Clocking is tied to the heading you are working under, and will add a `:LOGBOOK:` section to it, like this:

:LOGBOOK:
CLOCK: [2017-04-10 Mon 15:16]--[2017-04-10 Mon 15:17] =>  0:01
CLOCK: [2017-04-07 Fri 16:05]--[2017-04-07 Fri 16:35] =>  0:30
CLOCK: [2017-04-05 Wed 16:42]--[2017-04-05 Wed 16:52] =>  0:10
:END:

We can generate clock report table by executing C-c l c R or M-x org-clock-report. The following will be inserted at point, depending on the logbooks in the current document:

#+BEGIN: clocktable :scope subtree :maxlevel 2
#+CAPTION: Clock summary at [2022-10-23 søn 09:56]
| Headline   | Time |
|------------+------|
| *Total time* | *0:41* |
|------------+------|
#+END:

A clocktable can be configured, for example, to show time clocked until now, like this:

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 3 :scope file :block untilnow

Time clocked today:

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 3 :scope file :block today

Time clocked yesterday:

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 3 :scope file :block yesterday

To update a clocktable, simply place the point somewhere in the BEGIN line, and press c c.

For more on clocking time, see Clocking time with Org-mode.

Often when writing, our progress can’t always be measured in words, so time spent is a good alternative.

Org-analyzer

Org-habit streak count

Words per heading

Using org-wc.

Column view

Column view is a good way to view properties of headers. While we can view todo status, categories, tags, time logged, and other standard properties, we can add our own, custom properties, and this is where it gets real interesting for creative writers. We can easily add properties to a heading by running C-c C-x p:

Now we can configure the COLUMNS special property, which will be inherited by child headings:

See Org column view tutorial for details.

Having set it all up, we can now run org-columns by pressing c x c:

Pres q to exit.