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How much time do you spend in Slack?
Focus Meter tracks Slack automatically, privately, and at the level of detail that actually answers the question.
What the data usually looks like
Most knowledge workers spend 2–4 hours a day in Slack. For many it’s the single highest-time app, easily beating out their actual editor or design tool.
Why it matters
Slack is the one app most people underestimate. The “quick check” pattern — fifteen seconds, fifty times — shows up as a solid 90+ minutes on the timeline. Seeing that number is often the shove people need to turn off notifications or move to batched replies.
How Focus Meter tracks Slack
Focus Meter detects Slack as the frontmost app and counts time against it automatically. You can reclassify Slack as productive, neutral, or distracting in Settings — many users split the difference and call it neutral.
Default category in Focus Meter: neutral. You can change this any time.
Who this is for
If you message for a living (managers, support, founders) Slack might genuinely be productive time. For solo makers it’s almost always distracting. The number tells you which side you’re on.
See your real Slack hours this week.
Focus Meter installs in seconds and starts tracking immediately.
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