Every switch has a price: the time it takes to get your brain back into focus. Enter 3 numbers to estimate your daily and weekly time loss — then get simple, practical recommendations.
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Each time you switch tasks, you pay a “refocus cost” — the minutes it takes to return to deep concentration. This tool estimates your time loss as:
Daily lost minutes = switches per day × refocus minutes
Weekly lost hours = (daily lost minutes × 5) ÷ 60
Note: This does not judge necessary switching (e.g., customer support). It simply makes the cost visible so you can design your day better.
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No. Everything runs locally in your browser. We don’t store your numbers.
It’s a common baseline for weekly planning. If you work more days, multiply the daily hours accordingly.
The time from switching until you’re truly engaged again (not just “back at the desk”).
Batch similar tasks, set “message windows”, and use a single capture list for interruptions.
A tiny tool in a growing set of micro-utilities.
Task Switching Cost Calculator is part of a small network of single-page tools built to measure hidden drains: time leakage, decision fatigue, energy loss, and focus fragmentation.
Built for clarity. Kept intentionally simple.
Short, clear, and practical.
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