How to use this calculator
- Enter the available time or target capacity for the period.
- Add the workload drivers such as meetings, tasks, habits, interruptions, or deadlines.
- Click calculate to review the score, status, risk, and recommendation.
Use this weekly focus calculator to estimate your deep work capacity for the week. Measure focus hours after meetings, interruptions, and admin work, then compare the result with your weekly focus goal.
The result shows how much uninterrupted work is realistically available after coordination and distraction costs.
If weekly focus achievement is below 75%, reduce meetings or admin load before adding more tasks.
With 40 work hours, 14 hours of meetings and admin, 4 hours of interruptions, and a 20-hour goal, you have 22 focus hours and reach 110% of the goal.
A strong target is often 15 to 25 focus hours per week, depending on role and meeting load.
Yes, 20 hours of genuine deep work is a strong week for many knowledge workers.
Interruptions reduce available focus time and often create additional recovery time before flow returns.
A focus ratio above 40% is strong; below 25% suggests the week is dominated by shallow work.
Group meetings, batch admin tasks, and schedule focus blocks before reactive work begins.
| Metric | How it helps |
|---|---|
| Score | Converts the result into a 0–100 productivity signal. |
| Risk | Flags burnout, overload, deadline, or carry-over risk. |
| Gap | Shows the difference between current load and sustainable capacity. |
| Recommendation | Suggests the next practical adjustment. |