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Time Blindness
Calculator

Uncover how much your brain distorts time — and get a correction factor you can actually use.

Optimism Bias
How often do you underestimate how long things take? (1=rarely, 10=always)
5
Task Switch Penalty
Minutes of focus lost each time you switch context
5 min
Past Task Reference Time
How long did a similar task actually take you last time?
60 min
Time Distortion Factor85
AccurateModerateSignificantSevere

Your estimate

1h

Realistic

1h 25m

Buffer needed

+25 min

Significant distortion. Tasks routinely take 2× longer than expected.

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