You get back 0 hours a year — 0 workdays — without working a minute longer.

Rule: nothing on the desk that doesn't earn its place. 10 minutes, once.

Your brain can't fully ignore what's in front of you. When several objects are in view, they compete for processing in the visual cortex. Fewer things in view means less competition for your attention.

McMains, S. & Kastner, S. (2011). Interactions of top-down and bottom-up mechanisms in human visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(2), 587–597. Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

The calculator uses only your own estimates. It's a mirror, not a diagnosis.

Hours back are only useful if they go somewhere. Put the time into one weekly 30-minute money reset.