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A back-of-the-envelope calculator

I have never measured any of this. The minutes below are my guesses at what one interruption costs, and a guess multiplied by 52 is still a guess — so every one of them is editable. Change the numbers you disagree with and the total follows.

The arithmetic, in full: occurrences × minutes each × 5 workdays where the count is daily, × 52 weeks. No holidays, no diminishing returns, no learning curve.

3
mins
Grip · 5.2 hrs/year on these numbers

My reasoning: Reopening the app and finding your place again. Counted weekly.

8
mins
ClipShelf · 17.3 hrs/year on these numbers

My reasoning: Switching back to the source window and copying it again. Counted across 5 workdays a week.

4
mins
GitPulse · 52 hrs/year on these numbers

My reasoning: A terminal, a cd, a fetch, and reading the status. Counted across 5 workdays a week.

3
mins
DevLaunch · 52 hrs/year on these numbers

My reasoning: Opening the editor, the terminal, and the dev server by hand. Counted across 5 workdays a week.

5
min
Shhh · 4.3 hrs/year on these numbers

My reasoning: Hunting for the mute button in whichever app is in front. Counted weekly.

On the numbers you entered, that's

131

hours a year

Roughly 16 working days, if every assumption above holds — which is a large if.