Typing Tax Calculator

What does typing cost you?

For most people, speaking is roughly three times faster than typing. Put in your own numbers and see how many hours a month go to the keyboard.

Your writing, on a normal workday
A short Slack reply is about 15 words. A typical email is 50–150.
40 wpm is a typical rough figure for everyday typing.
130 wpm is a typical rough figure for relaxed conversational speech.
Every month
Time spent typing–
The same words, spoken–
Your typing tax
–

a month you could get back. That’s – a year.

Based on 22 working days a month. These are rough figures, not a promise: spoken text still needs a quick read before you send it, and your own speeds will vary.

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