---
title: "Keep a private record of the projects you choose."
url: "https://timeretain.com/use-cases/individuals"
description: "A personal time tracker for hobbies, care, health, and home projects. No streaks or email. Keep Sync off to store the log only on your device."
---

[All use cases](/use-cases)

# Keep a private record of the projects you choose.

Record time for hobbies, reading, exercise, care, or home projects. TimeRetain gives each activity a separate timeline. Leave Sync off if you want the log to stay only on this device.

![Clay figure of a person assembling a wooden box, with a stopwatch and floating time blocks.](/_astro/individuals.T7MOrzem_ZqB8cj.webp)

*   Workshop
    
    Running example duration: 1h 45m.
    
    Dovetails on the small box
    
    #craft
    
*   Books
    
    40m
    
    History of Venice, chapters 4 and 5
    
    Sat 28 Mar
    
    3:10 PM – 3:50 PM
    
    #reading
    
*   Family
    
    75m
    
    Plan appointments and school forms
    
    Sun 29 Mar
    
    9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
    
    Care
    

*   Earnings are optional
    
    Turn earnings off when money is not part of the activity.
    
*   No streak to break
    
    A quiet weekend does not send a warning.
    
*   Start when you pick up the tool
    
    Stop when the activity ends. Your main record stays on this device.
    

Personal time does not always need a goal, a fee, or a daily target. You may only want a record that shows how much time a project or activity received.

Turn earnings off when you do not need them. Start a timer when the activity begins and stop it when you finish. No account, email, or streak is required.

## Keep a log that stays under your control.

Turn earnings off if you do not need them. Leave Sync off if you want the record to stay only on this device.

*   No account
*   No email
*   No download
*   Stored on your device first

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