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Time Audit Calculator

Audit how you spend your 24 hours across work, sleep, exercise, screen time, and personal activities. Find reclaimable hours and optimize your day.

Inputs

hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs
hrs

Results

Unaccounted hours

0 hrs

Productive time37.5%
Necessary time45.8%
Discretionary time22.9%
Total screen leisure time4 hrs
Time wealth score27/100
Reclaimable hours3 hrs/day
Annual screen leisure time1,460 hrs/yr
Annual learning hours183 hrs/yr
Annual Commute Days15.2
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter your daily hours for each major category: sleep, work, commute, housework, and self-care.
  2. Input social, hobby, screen time, and personal development hours.
  3. Review Total Hours Used and Discretionary Time Remaining in your 24-hour day.
  4. Identify your largest time blocks and whether they align with your priorities.
  5. Reallocate hours from low-priority activities (e.g., screen time) to high-value ones.

What each input means

Sleep
Hours of sleep per night (recommended: 7-9).
Work / school
Hours spent working or in school.
Commute / travel
Daily commute or travel time.
Housework / errands
Cooking, cleaning, shopping, chores.
Exercise / movement
Physical activity including gym, sports, walking.
Social media / browsing
Scrolling social feeds, news, casual browsing.
TV / gaming / streaming
Watching shows, gaming, passive entertainment.
Learning / reading
Courses, books, podcasts, skill development.
Family / social time
Quality time with family, friends, community.
Self-care / meals / hygiene
Meals, hygiene, grooming, relaxation.

What each result means

Unaccounted hours
Hours not allocated (total should add up to 24). Could be free time or forgotten activities.
Productive time
Percentage of day spent on work, learning, and exercise.
Necessary time
Percentage of day spent on sleep, commute, housework, and self-care.
Discretionary time
Percentage of day spent on chosen activities (social, entertainment, family).
Total screen leisure time
Combined social media and entertainment screen time.
Time wealth score
How well you control and use your discretionary time.
Reclaimable hours
Hours of passive screen time above 1 hour that could be redirected.
Annual screen leisure time
Total passive screen hours projected over a year.
Annual learning hours
Total learning and development hours projected over a year.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Sleep = 8, Work / school = 8, Commute / travel = 1, Housework / errands = 1 = 10 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Unaccounted hours
    Unaccounted hours
    0 = 0
  3. Calculate Productive time
    Productive time
    37.5 = 37.5
  4. Calculate Necessary time
    Necessary time
    45.8 = 45.8

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