# My Simple Knowledge Management and Time Tracking System

DevFeed: [My Simple Knowledge Management and Time Tracking System](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/my-simple-knowledge-management-and-time-tracking-system-29063.md>)

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Author: Henrik Warne

Published: 2024-11-09T16:10:58Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Henrik Warne](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/henrik-warne.md>)

Topics: [knowledge-management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/knowledge-management.md>), [time tracking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/time-tracking.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>), [cURL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/curl.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

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## AI overview

The author describes a simple personal system using notes.txt to record commands, procedures, and other important information, and worktime.txt to track daily hours and tasks. A Python script calculates daily and weekly hours. The notes provide reusable instructions and command examples, while repeated use helps the author remember them.

## Source excerpt

I am using a very simple system for remembering commands and procedures, and for tracking what I work on. I have two plain text files called notes.txt and worktime.txt. In the notes file, I write down things that are important ... Continue reading ->