Time & calendar
Time blocking for days that don’t go to plan
Give tasks a place on your calendar, leave room for the day to change, and decide your re-plan rules before you need them.
Time & calendar
Time is the part of a plan you can’t see. These posts are about the gap between the day you plan and the day you get: why tasks run long, how to keep time in view, and how to block a calendar that can still bend.
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Why tasks take longer than you think, and how to estimate better
The planning fallacy explained with the numbers from the studies, a worked example, and an estimate-versus-actual sheet that gives you your own buffer.
Time blocking for days that don’t go to plan
Give tasks a place on your calendar, leave room for the day to change, and decide your re-plan rules before you need them.
What is time blindness? (And what actually helps)
Why an hour can vanish while five minutes drag, and how to put time somewhere you can see it.