Human Work
with Jessie Heath
Tools & Practice

The Meeting Math Calculator

When did we decide that meetings are the work? Enter your week โ€” see what's actually left.

Your Week
27
hrs/week
7
hrs/week
3
hrs/week
40
hrs/week
What The Math Shows
37
Hours absorbed by meetings, email & admin
3
Hours left for focused, meaningful work
7%
Of your week available for deep thinking
Meetings27 hrs (68%)
Email & Messages7 hrs (18%)
Admin & Reporting3 hrs (8%)
Focused / Deep Work3 hrs (7%)
The question underneath the numbers

Questions Worth Asking

The fix is not a no-meeting Wednesday. It is a structural commitment to what you actually believe doing good work requires.