> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hivel.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hivel.ai/using-hivel/cockpit/metrics-and-definitions/meetings-breakdown.md).

# Meetings Breakdown

The Meetings Breakdown feature provides an overview of your team's meeting schedules, helping you identify if they're overwhelmed by excessive long meetings.

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This feature can be accessed while creating a new custom dashboard or by navigating to the custom dashboards page -> selecting any metric -> "Meetings Breakdown" from the dropdown.

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#### The total time spent is broken down into the following categories of meetings:

1. **One\_On\_One** - Meetings involving just two people from the same organization.
2. **External** - Meetings that include at least one person from outside the organization.
3. **Team** - These are meetings with three or more people from the same organization.
4. **Private** - All meetings marked as Private in Google Calendar or personal time blocks fall under this category.
5. **Deep** - If the gap between two meetings is more than 2 hours, it's considered Deep work. This allows developers to focus on their tasks without interruption. *Ideally majority of the developers' time should be in this category.*
6. **Shallow** - When the gap between two meetings is less than 2 hours, it's classified as Shallow work, as frequent meetings require context switching.

You can filter this data based on specific teams and dates to gain the insights you need.<br>

If google calendar is not integrated with Hivel yet, please follow the steps mentioned [here](https://hivel.zendesk.com/hc/en-in/articles/19341040186909-How-to-integrate-Google-Calendar-in-Hivel).

If you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to contact us at <support@hivel.ai>.
