The latest articles on DEV Community by kishan jethloja (@kishan_jethloja_db12d38f7). https://dev.to/kishan_jethloja_db12d38f7 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3911399%2F907252bd-5129-4021-a9f6-9d2c3168e7e3.jpg https://dev.to/kishan_jethloja_db12d38f7 en kishan jethloja Mon, 04 May 2026 06:04:40 +0000 https://dev.to/kishan_jethloja_db12d38f7/the-hidden-time-drain-in-every-developers-workflow-and-how-i-fixed-mine-51og https://dev.to/kishan_jethloja_db12d38f7/the-hidden-time-drain-in-every-developers-workflow-and-how-i-fixed-mine-51og <h2> The Problem No One Talks About </h2> <p>We spend a lot of time improving big things:</p> <ul> <li>Learning frameworks</li> <li>Optimizing performance</li> <li>Designing scalable systems</li> </ul> <p>But there’s a smaller problem that quietly wastes time every day…</p> <p><strong>Tiny dev tasks.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Formatting JSON</li> <li>Fixing SQL queries</li> <li>Minifying CSS/JS</li> <li>Converting data formats</li> </ul> <p>Each one takes seconds.</p> <p>But together? They add up.</p> <h2> What I Noticed </h2> <p>A few days ago, I caught myself with <strong>7–8 tabs open</strong> just for these small tasks.</p> <p>One site for JSON formatting.<br> Another for SQL.<br> Another for minifying code.<br> Another for conversions.</p> <p>And honestly:</p> <ul> <li>Some were slow</li> <li>Some were cluttered with ads</li> <li>Some even broke formatting</li> </ul> <p>It felt… unnecessary.</p> <h2> Why This Is a Bigger Problem Than It Looks </h2> <p>This isn’t just about time.</p> <p>It’s about <strong>context switching</strong>.</p> <p>Every time you:</p> <ul> <li>Open a new tab</li> <li>Paste code</li> <li>Wait for results</li> </ul> <p>You lose focus.</p> <p>And that mental overhead adds up more than we think.</p> <h2> What I Tried Instead </h2> <p>So I decided to simplify things.</p> <p>I built a small internal tool for myself:<br> 👉 A single place for all the dev utilities I use daily</p> <p>The goal was simple:</p> <ul> <li>Fast</li> <li>Clean</li> <li>No login</li> <li>No distractions</li> </ul> <h2> One Unexpected Use Case (AI Workflows) </h2> <p>While building it, I added a feature I didn’t think much about at first:</p> <p><strong>JSON → TOON conversion</strong></p> <p>But it turned out to be useful for AI workflows:</p> <ul> <li>Cleaner structure</li> <li>Slightly lighter token usage</li> <li>Easier to read in prompts</li> </ul> <p>Not a huge breakthrough—but a nice improvement.</p> <h2> The Result </h2> <p>This didn’t magically 10x productivity.</p> <p>But it removed a lot of small friction:</p> <ul> <li>Fewer tabs</li> <li>Faster tasks</li> <li>Less mental switching</li> </ul> <p>And that alone made a noticeable difference.</p> <h2> What About You? </h2> <p>What’s one small dev task you do almost daily<br> that still feels unnecessarily painful?</p> <h2> If You’re Curious </h2> <p>I built this mainly for my own workflow,<br> but sharing in case it helps someone else:</p> <p>👉 <a href="https://multidevtools.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://multidevtools.com/</a></p> webdev programming productivity ai