Meetings are often viewed as a significant time drain, but according to a Zapier survey of 1,000 knowledge workers, data entry, covering for coworkers, and finding information are actually the biggest time-sucking tasks in most offices. Most people spend only four to five hours a day on core job functions, while the majority of their time is spent on non-core activities such as checking chat apps, fixing errors, or performing manual work. While meetings and procrastination may be perceived as significant productivity blockers, they are not actually the biggest issues, with most workers spending less than an hour each day in meetings and procrastinating. Instead, burnout, poor time management, multitasking, and unnecessary tasks such as data entry and finding information are the main barriers to productivity for many knowledge workers.