Answers: quick questions, straight numbers

Short, specific answers on screen recording privacy, AI analysis cost, and why time trackers don't change behavior.

Is it private to record your own screen for productivity analysis?

What local-only screen capture actually stores, the risks to check, and the settings that keep a self-audit private.

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How much does it cost to have an AI analyze your workday?

Real token math: analyzing 8,640 lines of screen metadata with a cheap model costs about a cent a day. Here's the breakdown.

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Why don't time tracking apps actually change your behavior?

Category dashboards don't change habits because they lack a named behavior and a mechanical fix. Here's what the loop needs instead.

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What is a "polling loop" in personal productivity?

A polling loop is repeatedly re-checking the same page for updates. How to detect it in screen data and replace it with a digest.

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What's the best screenshot interval for a self screen audit? Why 5 seconds beats 1 and 60

We tested 1s, 5s, and 60s screenshot intervals for self screen audits. Here's the storage math, signal quality, and why 5s wins for most peo

Does time blocking actually work? What the evidence says and when it fails

Time blocking works when blocks match your real task-switch cost and calendar honesty—here's the arithmetic, the failure modes, and the fix.

How many times a day do people actually check email? The research numbers vs what screen sampling shows

Self-reports say 15 checks/day; screen logs show 60-120 email touches. We break down the gap and the arithmetic behind it.

How Much Time Do Knowledge Workers Actually Waste Per Day? Honest Ranges From the Research

Knowledge workers lose roughly 1-3 hours daily to context-switching, notifications, and low-value tabs. Here's the honest math, with sources

How to stop checking your phone at your desk: mechanism fixes, not willpower

Checking your phone at your desk isn't a willpower failure — it's a cue-response loop. Here's how to break it with mechanism fixes, not disc

Is multitasking a myth? What task-switching research actually measured

What task-switching research actually measured, and why "multitasking" mostly means rapid switching with a real, measurable time cost.

What is attention residue and how much does it cost per switch?

Attention residue is the lingering cognitive drag after a task switch. Here's the arithmetic on what it actually costs per switch, per day.

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