Work Smarter,
Not Longer
Track your hours to know when to stop. Set weekly limits. Visualize overtime. Build sustainable work habits that prevent burnout.
Always Working
Balance Through Awareness
Hour Tracking
Know exactly how much you work each day and week.
TimeEntry trackingWeekly Limits
Set a target like 40 hours/week. See when you're approaching it.
Duration goalsOvertime Visibility
Hours over your limit are clearly visible. No hiding from the data.
Goal progress trackingConsistency Streaks
Build streaks for hitting your target—not exceeding it.
Goal streaksVacation Tracking
Pause goals for planned time off. Your streak isn't broken.
Goal pause functionalityWeekly Patterns
Reports show your weekly work patterns. Spot problematic trends.
Time reports by weekBuilding Sustainable Habits
Set Your Limit
Create a weekly duration goal for your ideal work hours. 40? 35? You decide.
Uses: GoalsTrack Daily
Log time as you work. Timer or manual entry. See cumulative weekly hours.
Uses: Time TrackingMonitor Progress
Dashboard shows progress toward (not past) your weekly limit.
Uses: GoalsReview Patterns
Weekly reports reveal if you're consistently overworking or finding balance.
Uses: ReportsDeveloper Preventing Burnout
Ryan, Senior DeveloperRyan worked 55-60 hours weekly for months. He didn't realize it until burnout hit. No one tracked overtime. It was just "normal."
Asrify's 40-hour weekly goal gives Ryan a limit. He sees when he's approaching it. Overtime is visible in red. Weekly reports show patterns.
Ryan now averages 42 hours weekly. He has energy for hobbies again. His code quality improved with better rest. Burnout is no longer creeping.
"Seeing my overtime in red made me realize I was hurting myself."
The Hidden Costs of Overwork
Chronic overwork produces diminishing and eventually negative returns. Research consistently shows that sustained work beyond 50 hours per week reduces productivity below what 40 hours would produce. The extra hours create fatigue that slows work, increases errors, and requires rework. The person working 60 hours may accomplish less than they would in 45 focused hours—while also damaging their health and relationships.
Knowledge work is particularly susceptible to the overwork trap because output is harder to measure than hours. Without visibility into how time is spent, ambitious professionals default to working more as the solution to every challenge. Time tracking provides the data that enables a different conversation: not "how can I work more?" but "how can I work better?"
Burnout is not a sudden collapse but a gradual erosion. Energy depletes incrementally. Enthusiasm fades slowly. By the time someone recognizes burnout, months of recovery may be needed. Early warning requires data: tracking not just whether work gets done, but at what cost to the person doing it. Sustainable pace is a competitive advantage, not a weakness.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tracking serves both purposes. For balance, the goal isn't to maximize hours—it's to stay within healthy limits. Same data, different intent.
Goals have intervals (weekly, monthly). You can adjust your target or pause during vacation. Flexibility is built in.
Team reports show who's overworking. Managers can have conversations before burnout hits. It's about sustainable team health.
Set realistic goals for your situation. The point is awareness, not arbitrary limits. Know what you're trading when you work more.
Work Sustainably
Stop the burnout cycle. Asrify helps you work enough—not too much.