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# The difference between time electronic ledger and manual ledger

If beginners are advised to start recording time with pen and paper, many students may think of "hand accounts".

![The picture is from the Internet.](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LhBSfOLQDck_EdELnqq%2F-Llw5K70DjgvuEfA1qOU%2F-Llw76-54EeqKtL72lY4%2F141.jpg?alt=media\&token=9b244ab5-20e0-40e2-b41b-501f2cb4c0f3)

Beautiful, customizable, freewheeling handbook attracts countless fans, so what's the difference between electronic ledger and manual ledger recorded by TimeTrack?

Let me use a table to compare and explain:

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LhBSfOLQDck_EdELnqq%2F-LlwDMw4GNnUEJApMOlK%2F-LlwDYP75n_zHmPktrMW%2F1565452049\(1\).jpg?alt=media\&token=26898f04-723d-48f8-b8d8-fc021fe81599)

Each has its own characteristics, and the red mark is the most critical issue. do you care more about beauty or the analysisability of the data?

When I see a beautiful handbook, I can't help but admire how beautiful it is! But the reason for my refusal is that in addition to the fact that drawing is too time-consuming, statistical analysis across time dimensions is a big problem. imagine that you have saved several handbooks and want to analyze the trend of time consumption in the last 3 years. How can you start?

Moreover, I think that if the electronic account has the visualization skills of Excel, it can be done no worse than the manual account, and it can also be beautiful with a sense of science and technology.😂

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LhBSfOLQDck_EdELnqq%2F-Llw8w6WbCVMYQjfBZpj%2F-LlwB4_U89INR-aJpzKI%2F1565279258\(1\).jpg?alt=media\&token=6615da72-1f1d-4b35-a378-3de5fcfbc211)

Friends who like hand accounts can try it themselves. "tools are not the most important". Just choose what is right for you.

But if you are interested in the time e-book, you are welcome to join me to create your own time book.