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Welcome to the world of productivity – find out the latest trends, tips & tricks, and much more
Ranking office workers—the top 5 most productive countries in the world
This year’s top of the most productive countries in the world gets shaken up with new entrants.
The most distracting apps at work haven’t changed since 2022. The productive ones have—here’s what the data shows
Our latest data reveals the most productive & distracting apps of 2025.
What happens when the public sector tracks time? One institution’s 12% productivity gain
A case study of the Ministry of Economics of Latvia, where a year-long time tracking trial led to a 12% increase in productivity, faster decision-making, and shorter coordination cycles.
One month a year: The productivity difference separating US and European office workers, according to DeskTime data
How much of our workday do we spend doing actual work? Our latest study highlights a striking gap in how office workers in Europe and the United States allocate their workdays.
10 productivity research studies from 2025 you should know
From changing attitudes toward hybrid work to new insights about rest and focus, 2025 brought plenty of fresh ideas about what really makes people productive – and what doesn’t.
Let’s look at the latest findings in the field of productivity and AI – and what you can take away from them.
DeskTime study finds that the full moon and Mercury retrograde make people more productive
DeskTime’s latest study shows a correlation between the movement of celestial bodies and our working patterns. The data reveals that worker efficiency…
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Post-pandemic productivity: Study reveals employees now have a more balanced work-break ratio
DeskTime’s latest study has discovered that the most productive employees operate on a 75/33 work-to-rest cycle – they work for 75 minutes…
Who works more—managers or employees? Study analyzes time spent in meetings, productivity, and more
In our latest study, DeskTime looks at time spent in meetings, productivity, and more to put to the test the classic conundrum that managers work less than employees.
The most and least productive apps of 2024—how do you compare?
We’ve recently rerun our yearly data dive into the most used productive and unproductive apps on DeskTime—the work productivity software. Time to…