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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.
  1. 1

    Pull the Week

    Add a Schedule Trigger Friday afternoon and a Google Calendar node listing the week's events.

  2. 2

    Compute the Load

    Add a Code node totaling meeting hours, focus hours and the heaviest day.

  3. 3

    Compare the Trend

    Add a step comparing against previous weeks stored in a sheet.

  4. 4

    Send the Report

    Add a Gmail node with the numbers and one suggestion (e.g. 'Wednesdays are 80% meetings — protect one').

  5. 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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