Pomodoro and time tracking
I know Checkvist already has support for specifying the time estimate, but it would be really cool to track actual time spent on a task. Alternatively, it would be equally cool to have estimation of number of pomodoro sessions required for each task, and then actual tracking of the pomodoros.
Why I think this will be useful for others? Checkvist already is the best tool out there for the divide-and-conquer strategy for getting stuff done. Pomodoro or time tracking will take it to the next level of enabling focused work, which pomodoro seems to help with
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Mario T. Lanza commented
An important concern is working tasks is balance. When you're trying to prioritize where to spend your time next it pays to know where you've already spent your time. You can gain important insights just being able to see how frequently you've worked a task. The ultimate aim of tracking how much you worked on something and when is to aid in planning and to provide motivation (to gamify work).The trouble is completed tasks -- which could otherwise easily track time spent and date completed -- are regularly purged (if only to clear the list). If completed tasks could simply be hidden and not purged, then it would be possible to derive time spent and to provide a host of interesting feedback mechanisms (don't break the chain, see how balanced you are between family tasks and work tasks, etc.). The idea in IT is data is valuable for analysis but with sending completed tasks to the trash instead of a recycle bin, good and useful data is being lost.
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Probably, you should vote for https://checkvist.uservoice.com/forums/2121-general/suggestions/427597-add-track-time and add a corresponding comment there. But unfortunately, this task is not in our close plans.
You may also want to take a look at this thread: https://plus.google.com/109957041253752741136/posts/ArnWycwuy8G