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See Exactly How Many Hours Meetings Ate This Week
You feel over-scheduled but can't prove it. Get a weekly report of meeting hours versus focus hours, with trends and your worst meeting-heavy day.
difficulty Beginnersetup 20 minresult You see your real meeting load weekly with trends — the data to actually defend your time.—
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Pull the Week
Add a
Schedule TriggerFriday afternoon and aGoogle Calendarnode listing the week's events. - 2
Compute the Load
Add a
Codenode totaling meeting hours, focus hours and the heaviest day. - 3
Compare the Trend
Add a step comparing against previous weeks stored in a sheet.
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Send the Report
Add a
Gmailnode with the numbers and one suggestion (e.g. 'Wednesdays are 80% meetings — protect one'). - 5
Activate and Test
Activate the workflow and run it once. Confirm the totals match your calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What do people discover?
Usually 30–60% more meeting time than they guessed — the number that finally justifies declining.
Can teams use this?
Aggregate anonymized team totals to spot meeting-culture problems before burnout does.
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