Time Planning / Workflow Guide
Separate "When I'll Do It" from "When It's Due"
Scheduling can stay flexible; deadlines need to stay clear. Give different tasks different time precision, and plans survive change.
01. Three kinds of time, three jobs
Day, week, and month flexible slots express "which window I plan to work on this"; a concrete schedule expresses "when I will start"; a deadline expresses "when it must be done". Letting each do its own job fits real life better than inventing a start time for everything.
02. Never fake a start to keep a deadline
A proposal due Friday can rest in the inbox first, then be scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. If something comes up and you move it to Thursday, the deadline stays Friday—you adjusted your pace, while the delivery line remains visible.
03. Let dragging lower the cost of planning
The inbox holds, the calendar arranges. Drag a task from the inbox onto the calendar; drag it back when plans change. When rescheduling is this light, you will actually keep adjusting instead of maintaining a perfect plan you dare not touch.
04. Room to breathe makes plans resilient
Do not pack the calendar full. Leave buffers for what might come up, and mark true deliverables with deadlines. A plan exists to show direction, not to nail down every hour.