Turn idle hours into measurable opportunity value. Use salary or hourly rates, plus growth assumptions. Download results, refine habits, and win back time fast.
| Input | Value | Output (from example) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate | 30 | Annual wasted hours | 360.00 |
| Wasted hours/day | 1.5 | Annual missed value (Y1) | 11,016.00 |
| Success probability (%) | 85 | Nominal total over horizon | 34,049.35 |
| Return rate (%) | 6 | Future value (compounded) | 36,091.72 |
| Improvement target (%) | 40 | Recoverable future value | 14,436.69 |
Small delays accumulate into large yearly losses. This calculator converts repeated wasted hours into an annual total, then prices that time using your hourly rate or a salary-derived hourly value. Annual wasted hours are estimated as wasted hours per day × days per week × weeks per year, so 0.5 hours daily becomes about 120 hours annually. With probability, the estimate reflects realistic execution rather than perfect productivity.
Hourly mode works for freelancers, contractors, or side projects where each hour has a clear billable value. Salary mode divides annual pay by paid weeks and weekly hours to estimate the value of one hour, which is useful for comparing meetings, rework, and context switching. If your role has high leverage, the opportunity multiplier can represent missed sales calls, delayed releases, or weaker learning time.
The nominal total adds each year’s missed value, optionally increasing it by a salary growth rate to reflect raises. The future value assumes those yearly losses could have been invested and compounded at a return rate, revealing the long-run impact of routine distraction. Over a multi-year horizon, compounding can widen the gap between “lost income” and “lost wealth.” Use conservative inputs to avoid overstating outcomes.
Improvement target estimates how much of the wasted time you can remove through clearer boundaries, batching, delegation, or automation. The tool translates that recovered share into annual and future value, helping you prioritize interventions with the largest payoff. Common levers include limiting meeting length, protecting deep-work blocks, reducing notification checks, and standardizing recurring tasks. Start with a 10–20% target, validate for two weeks, then scale as systems stabilize.
Export the report to CSV for dashboards or to PDF for coaching notes. Track drivers like wasted hours per day, weeks per year, and success probability, and update them each review cycle every week. Set a baseline month, run a small experiment, then recalculate to measure improvement in both hours and money. When the estimate falls month over month, you have evidence that your time management changes are working.
It scales the hourly value when lost time blocks higher-impact work. Use 1.0 for average tasks, 1.2–2.0 for bottlenecks like sales follow‑ups or deep work, and keep it conservative if you are uncertain.
Not every recovered hour becomes measurable value. Probability discounts the estimate to reflect execution risk, competing priorities, and learning curves. If you are early in habit change, 60–85% is often more realistic than 100%.
Set weeks per year to the weeks you actually repeat the pattern. If you have four weeks of holidays and two low-intensity weeks, a value near 46–48 can be more accurate than 52.
Nominal total is the sum of yearly missed value (optionally with growth). Future value assumes those yearly amounts could compound at your return rate, highlighting the wealth impact of repeated distraction over time.
Yes. Enter an average hourly value, then use wasted hours that reflect the team’s combined time loss. Keep probability and multiplier modest, and add notes about which workflows or meetings drive the waste.
Pick one driver to change, such as reducing wasted hours per day by 0.25. Run it for two weeks, recalculate, and compare exports. Repeat with the next highest-impact habit until your annual wasted hours trend down.
Important Note: All the Calculators listed in this site are for educational purpose only and we do not guarentee the accuracy of results. Please do consult with other sources as well.