# Anatomy of Work Index 2021: U.K. Findings [Infographic] - The Asana Blog > Our 2021 findings on how the office has changed, what’s working, and what’s not, based on over 2,000 knowledge workers in the U.K. Source: https://asana.com/resources/uk-anatomy-of-work-infographic ## Anatomy of Work Index 2021: U.K. Findings [Infographic] #### Summary U.K. knowledge workers spend just 27% of their time on skilled work, with the rest lost to meetings, status updates, and duplicated efforts. This growing gap between how we _think_ about work and how we _do_ it is contributing to rising burnout. The Anatomy of Work Index explores how teams can reduce inefficiencies and build more sustainable ways of working.The way we think about work has changed. But how we work hasn’t kept up. U.K. workers are losing 61% of their time to ‘work about work’ (e.g. meetings and status checks), with just 27% left for skilled work (e.g coding or market analysis) and 12% for strategy (e.g. forward-looking planning). Similar to global averages, U.K. workers lose 227 hours to duplicated work/work that is no longer relevant and 157 hours to unnecessary meetings every year. These barriers to productivity are fueling burnout in the U.K., with three-quarters (75%)—above the global average—experiencing it in 2020. To understand how the office has changed, what’s working and what’s not, and to shine a light on better approaches, we analysed the attitudes and behaviours of over 13,000 knowledge workers globally, including 2,010 in the U.K. The Anatomy of Work Index 2021 explores how individuals, teams, and entire organisations can bring clarity to the chaos through work management, reset for resilience, and flourish as they move forward. _To learn more,_[read the full report](https://asana.com/resources/anatomy-of-work)_._ #### Transform Your Marketing Operations See how leading marketing teams use Asana to streamline planning, automate processes, and accelerate campaign delivery. Watch our demo to learn proven strategies for standardizing workflows and scaling your marketing impact across teams and agencies. - [Watch the demo](/demo/marketing) Work management - [10 Best task management software and tools for modern teams](/resources/best-task-management-software) Work management #### Contributor If managing a growing to-do list is challenging, task management software can help you stay organized, whether for personal tasks or team projects. This guide provides a comprehen ... - [The ABCs of KPIs: Defining Key Performance Indicators](/resources/key-performance-indicator-kpi) Goals Project planning #### Writer A key performance indicator (KPI) is a quantitative metric of how your team or organization is progressing toward important business objectives. Organizations use KPIs at multiple ... - [The 10 best workflow management software tools](/resources/best-workflow-management-software) Work management #### Contributor Today, teams work across different locations, systems, and platforms. This means they often have to manage requests, approvals, deadlines, and files using several tools. As workfl ... - [How Asana takes creative production briefs from one week to same-day execution with AI teammates](/resources/asana-creative-production-briefs-with-ai-teammates) AI at work #### Content writer When Aubrey Rogers, Head of Creative Operations & Production at Asana, kicks off a new creative campaign, she doesn’t start with execution. First, she needs to understand what’s h ... - [Anatomy of Work Index 2021: U.K. Findings [Infographic]](/resources/uk-anatomy-of-work-infographic) Work management Work management - [Content writer](/author/team-asana) The way we think about work has changed. But how we work hasn’t kept up. U.K. workers are losing 61% of their time to ‘work about work’ (e.g. meetings and status checks), with jus ...