1. I can't run it locally, or on my own servers to keep my data to myself. Not that this is everyone's concern but it's one I'm thinking of. API access is great, but I'd love to self-host data. In fact, that's becoming more of a priority, security is in the zeitgeist etc.
2. I'd like to create hyper-specific views or add calendar layers/groups (As a PM, I want a report, or calendar view, of all time spent on client tasks but not meetings, etc. ).
3. As a User I'd like to track habits I'm trying to manage/modify/track (ie. runs, food intake, smoking cessation, bedtimes, pages read/week).
4. As a Freelancer I want to integrate time trackers like Rescuetime and Harvest. (this I could actually do with GCal but my question isn't "what can I do with Gcal," rather an exploration of "why isn't there a great alternative and what can we do about it"
I don't want to sign up for Yet Another App Account, I have a dashboard for my life and that's it. I've been thinking about a "continuous integration/dashboard" for awhile.
2. I'd like to create hyper-specific views or add calendar layers/groups (As a PM, I want a report, or calendar view, of all time spent on client tasks but not meetings, etc. ).
3. As a User I'd like to track habits I'm trying to manage/modify/track (ie. runs, food intake, smoking cessation, bedtimes, pages read/week).
4. As a Freelancer I want to integrate time trackers like Rescuetime and Harvest. (this I could actually do with GCal but my question isn't "what can I do with Gcal," rather an exploration of "why isn't there a great alternative and what can we do about it"
I don't want to sign up for Yet Another App Account, I have a dashboard for my life and that's it. I've been thinking about a "continuous integration/dashboard" for awhile.
The Quantified Self (https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=quantified%20self) movement hasn't picked up any steam, however, I still see the value in capturing data about our daily actions and then using that data.
I've learned a lot from my meticulous time tracking, and it's not perfect. Maybe this is time to explore a side project!