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Product Updates

HourStack v3.0 - Task Management, Time Entries, and Dark Mode

February 25, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the release of the latest version of HourStack, containing numerous highly anticipated features. This project has been a labor of love for our team, and we couldn't be more excited to share the results with you.

Tips & Tricks

Master Time Management with These 7 Books

Here are our top picks for time management books that will help you get more done with less time and less stress!

Tips & Tricks

Dopamine and the Science of Completing Tasks

Dopamine is something that is released by your brain to help with motivation and produce feelings of accomplishment. But how can we successfully utilize it for our task management?

Tips & Tricks

Why Taking Breaks Helps You Focus Better on Tasks

A lot of study has been done on the impact that taking breaks (including 'microbreaks') has on productivity at work, and a great many experts agree it helps a lot.

Tips & Tricks

Find Your Peak Performance Window With Circadian Rhythm

Circadian Rhythm is a natural process that happens in our bodies throughout the day, but what if we were to leverage that process to help us find our peak performance window?

Tips & Tricks

How the LNO Framework Can Help You as a Project Manager

Learn how Shreyas Doshi brought years of working in project management environments together with his own incredible thinking to come up with the ‘LNO Framework’ which helps you manage your projects better.

Product Updates

Introducing Our New Help Center

Keeping things simple and easy to learn is a huge priority for us at HourStack, but to make things even easier we just launched our brand new Help Center which allows you to find answers to your questions really quickly.

Tips & Tricks

Is Attention Residue Hurting Your Productivity?

Attention Residue is a term used to describe what happens when we switch from task A to task B. Learn about how to prioritize tasks better by becoming more aware of this effect.

Stories

How a Digital Marketing Agency Cut Back on Meetings and Spreadsheets With HourStack

Find out how a digital marketing agency in California reduced their need for spreadsheets and daily meetings by using HourStack for task scheduling and time tracking.

Tips & Tricks

Using Focused Time Blocks for Ultimate Productivity

The 8-hour workday can be reduced to a 4-hour, super-productive workday by utilizing a method called Focused Time Blocking. Learn more about how HourStack shines when implementing this method.

Product Updates

Supercharge Your Google Tasks With Our New Integration

Supercharge your Google Tasks with scheduling, time tracking, and reporting by integrating directly with HourStack.

Product Updates

New Browser Extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

You can now access your HourStack tasks directly within your browser using our new browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. View your tasks and start timers whilst maintaining your workflow.

Product Updates

HourStack v2.11.0 - Updated UI, Full Real-Time Updates, and a New Dashboard

We’ve got quite an extensive release today including a new dashboard, real-time updates of all resources, and a significant redesign of the app UI.

Tips & Tricks

Organize Large To-Do Lists Using the ABCDE Method

The ABCDE method is a prioritization strategy designed to focus your time where it is most impactful. It is simple to learn and easy to implement.

Product Updates

HourStack v2.10.6 - Expanded Team View and Other Refinements

We've been steadily refining the HourStack web app and wanted to gather up all those refinements and share them with you. Lots of great updates including some team view enhancements.

Product Updates

Slack Integration v2.0

The HourStack Slack app lets you tap into the power of HourStack from any Slack channel or direct message. Create entries, view your schedule, and run timers.

Product Updates

Zapier Integration v2.0

Connect your HourStack workspace with thousands of other apps through our Zapier integration. Automate your scheduling and time tracking with a no-code solution that is simple to use, yet powerful enough to handle even the most complex workflows.