What the tool costs

Every tool sells you on what it saves. The shortcut, the automation and the hours reclaimed.

The cost runs quieter. The open tab. The notification. The small shift in how you think about your work - away from what you're trying to do and toward what the tool can handle. You start making decisions in its terms.

A tool that saves you an hour and costs you an afternoon is not a bargain. It's a lease on a slower way of working.