I had to track hours in recent jobs. I have tried a lot of tools, but found that Hamster&#x27;s Gnome3 extension was the least distracting, and actually helped to keep me on task.<p>I will only got better at predicting time, when log&#x2F;report ing real-hours not expected-hours.<p>I also set a maximum time spent blocked on tasks, ideally a short period, and reported every time I go beyond that point. This way if I needed help, I could get it. If help is not provided, employers wont be surprised by work schedule.