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3 priorities. Lots of buffer. That’s the schedule.

The Low-Overwhelm Day. For days when a giant to-do list doesn’t work.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY, HOUR BY HOUR

  1. Arrive. No tasks yet. (left open on purpose, 8:30 AM to 8:45 AM)
  2. Pick today’s Top 3 (prompt, 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM)
  3. Focus 1 (time block, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
  4. Nothing scheduled (left open on purpose, 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM)
  5. Admin sprint (time block, 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM)
  6. Buffer (left open on purpose, 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM)
  7. Lunch (protected time, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)
  8. Meetings (time block, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM)
  9. Reset (left open on purpose, 2:00 PM to 2:15 PM)
  10. Focus 2 (time block, 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM)
  11. Buffer (left open on purpose, 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM)
  12. Admin sprint (time block, 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM)
  13. What can wait until tomorrow? (prompt, 4:45 PM to 5:00 PM)

See it on your real week first.

Dashed blocks are new, placed around what you already have. Nothing you already have moves, and one step undoes it.