Discover how much time you're wasting and learn how to make every minute count with our interactive calculator.
Find out how much time you’re really spending on unproductive activities and learn how to make every minute count.
Discover surprising facts about how time is spent and wasted throughout our lives.
2.5 hours
Average daily time spent on social media platforms.
3.1 hours
Average daily time spent watching television and streaming services.
9 years
Time spent reading throughout the average human lifespan.
6.9 hours
Average daily time spent online across all devices.
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Find answers to common questions about time management and our calculator.
The Wasted Time Calculator is an interactive tool that helps you quantify how much time you’re spending on potentially unproductive activities like social media, streaming services, and unnecessary meetings. By visualizing this data on a weekly, yearly, and lifetime scale, it helps you understand the true opportunity cost of these activities.
The calculator provides a reasonable estimate based on the information you provide. For more accurate results, we recommend using time-tracking tools for a few weeks to gather precise data about your habits.
Not necessarily! Leisure and relaxation are important parts of a balanced life. The purpose of the calculator isn’t to make you feel guilty about downtime, but rather to help you become more conscious of how you’re spending your time so you can make intentional choices about your most valuable resource.
Start by becoming more aware of your habits through tools like our calculator. Then, implement strategies such as setting time limits for certain activities, using productivity techniques like the Pomodoro method, blocking distracting websites during work hours, and scheduling your day more intentionally. Our blog contains many articles with practical tips.
Not at the moment! We will offer mobile apps for both iOS and Android in the near future.
Absolutely! We offer a number of free resources including blog articles with productivity tips, and a basic version of our time calculator. Additional we share apps, courses & software to boost your productivity.
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