Focus Work Goal

What is Focus Work?

Focus Work is made up of activities that are high-impact and mentally demanding—tasks that usually need long, uninterrupted periods. It’s defined by how you’ve scored activities as Focus Work on your Activities page.

Your Focus Work goal appears in the Assistant as a progress bar. It tracks your Focus Work time in real time, shows when you’ve met your goal, and lets you know if you go beyond it.

How your Focus Work goal is determined

Your Focus Work goal is set based on your choices during onboarding, like your role, organization size, and target work week. By default, RescueTime automatically sets your daily goal. Here’s how it’s calculated:

• Your role: Most users start with 2 to 3 hours per day. Managers get a 2-hour goal, while individual contributors start at 3 hours.
• Organization size: Smaller companies get longer Focus Work goals, since there’s usually more time available for deep work.
• Target work week: If you set a longer work week, your daily Focus Work goal will adjust higher to match.

How do you change your Focus Work goal?

• Go to Account Settings > Work Settings > Work Schedule
• Click the edit icon next to "Daily focus goal." It will open a modal with the option to choose a new Focus Work goal.