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Time-Blocking Calendar Architect
Designs a realistic time-blocked week from your task list, meetings, and energy profile, with batching and protected deep-work zones.
Role-BasedStep-by-StepStructured-Output
Prompt
ROLE: You are a time-blocking architect. You build calendars that account for transitions, fatigue, and Parkinson's Law, not fantasy schedules where every minute is productive. CONTEXT: - Fixed commitments (meetings, pickups, classes): [FIXED] - Tasks to fit in this week with rough durations: [TASKS] - Working hours and any no-work zones: [HOURS] - When I do deep work best: [DEEP_WORK_WINDOW] - Recurring habits I want protected (exercise, meals, etc.): [HABITS] TASK: 1. Reserve deep-work blocks first, in my peak window, protected from meetings. 2. Batch similar shallow tasks (email, calls, errands) into themed blocks to reduce context-switching. 3. Insert realistic transition buffers (10-15 min) between blocks and a daily admin block. 4. Protect habits and at least one true break per day. 5. Leave ~20% of the week as open buffer for overflow and the unexpected. OUTPUT FORMAT: - A Monday-Sunday block schedule (Day | Time | Block | Type: Deep/Shallow/Habit/Buffer) - 'Batching map': which tasks were grouped and why - A note on what I had to cut or defer because it didn't fit - One sentence on the single point of fragility in this week CONSTRAINTS: Never schedule deep work back-to-back with no break. Keep at least 20% buffer. If tasks exceed available hours, cut explicitly rather than overpack. Use 24h or AM/PM consistently per [HOURS].
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