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Insights and tips on productivity, time tracking, and building better work habits.
macgill davis · March 30, 2021
Command E - Your Everything Search
CommandE is a desktop app that lets you easily access pretty much anything on your computer.
macgill davis · March 30, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: Michael Davies, RedHat
In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with Michael Davies, client based marketer for RedHat.
will goto · March 29, 2021
The Pomodoro Technique: How to Make It Work for You
There are many variations of time intervals that are possible with pomodoro, but which are more conducive to deep work, and which variation will work best for you?
will goto · March 25, 2021
Your Phone Hurts Focus Even When It Doesn’t Distract You
The mere presence of your phone or apps like Gmail, Slack, and iMessage can decrease your ability to focus even when they don't actually distract you.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Brain.fm - Music to Improve Focus
The productivity tool of the week is Brain.fm - a subscription service that provides functional music that improves focus in 15 minutes.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
How to Create a Keyboard Macro for Your Email Address
We’ll be covering how you can use macOS keyboard macros to quickly enter your email address.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: David Whitney, Facebook
In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with David Whitney, a senior research scientist at Facebook.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Why Taking A Morning Walk Improves Your Productivity
In this issue we’ll be tackling the question: why does taking a morning walk improve your cognition and productivity for the day?
macgill davis · March 17, 2021
Best Idle Detection in Time Tracking: 2026 Comparison
Compare idle detection features across 8 top time-tracking tools. Side-by-side breakdown of detection methods, timeouts, and platform support.
will goto · March 17, 2021
Introducing the Rize Productivity Blog
Our mission at Rize is to enable people to produce their best work and thrive in an increasingly competitive world.
macgill davis · March 9, 2021
New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program
We revamped our onboarding, added magic link authentication, launched our referral program, and more.
macgill davis · February 17, 2021
Rize Referral Program
Give your friends one free month of Rize!
macgill davis · February 5, 2021
Website Tracking Update (Action Required) - v0.4.3
We are longer supporting our Chrome Extension and adding all browser support to our Mac application.
macgill davis · February 4, 2021
How to Enable Website Categorization on Mac
A step by step breakdown of enabling Rize to categorize websites on Mac.
macgill davis · January 19, 2021
Dashboard Redesign & Break Timer - Changelog v0.4.0
We shipped a brand new dashboard, automatic tracking schedule, a break timer and more!
macgill davis · December 17, 2020
Vertical Timeline & Standalone Mac App
We launched a new dashboard redesign with a vertical timeline, focus time details, and more.
macgill davis · December 9, 2020
Weekly View & Google Calendar Integration
We released a weekly view, Google Calendar integration, calendar rules and more.
macgill davis · November 23, 2020
Revamped Scores + Smart Notifications - Changelog v0.2.0
We released smart notifications, a score details section, a revamped meeting score, and more.
macgill davis · November 14, 2020
Rize MacOS Performance Issues
A short explanation of the recent Rize macOS application performance issues.
macgill davis · November 14, 2020
Daily Notes Release - Changelog v0.1.0
We released Daily Notes, improved performance, profile photos, and more.
macgill davis · October 28, 2020
Changelog v0.0.12
A new daily email, improved categorization, bug fixes and more.