Microsoft data: half of meetings hit peak focus hours; heaviest users get 275 pings a day

aakashgupta · x · 2026-09-23

Using Microsoft's own data, aakashgupta explains why the 7 AM coworker is sanest: half of all work meetings land between 9-11 AM and 1-3 PM — exactly when many people's brains peak. For the most-pinged fifth of Microsoft 365 users, a meeting, email or chat arrives every 2 minutes during core hours (275 pings/day). Word, Excel and PowerPoint usage only overtakes Teams on weekends, showing focus work gets pushed to non-work hours. Early arrival buys uninterrupted deep time.

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