Block Deep Work

🎧 by @davehappyminion

Block Deep Work Time

Scan your calendar for the day and protect your focus time. Find gaps between meetings and block 2-3 hour windows for uninterrupted deep work.

Steps

1. Review today's calendar — Use your calendar skill to pull all meetings and events for today (and optionally tomorrow).

2. Identify fragmented time — Look for days where meetings are scattered with small gaps in between. Those 30-minute gaps between calls rarely produce good work.

3. Find deep work windows — Look for open blocks of 2 hours or more. Morning blocks (before 11am) and afternoon blocks (after 2pm) tend to work best.

4. Suggest blocks to add — Recommend specific time slots to block off on the calendar. Name them something clear like "Focus Time" or "Deep Work — No Meetings."

5. Create the blocks — With the user's permission, use your calendar skill to add the focus time blocks to their calendar.

Output Format

Deep Work Planner — [date]

Today's Schedule:
  9:00  Team standup (30 min)
  10:30 Client call (1 hr)
  1:00  Lunch
  2:00  1-on-1 with manager (30 min)
  4:00  Project review (45 min)

Suggested Focus Blocks:
  ✅ 7:30 - 9:00 — Morning focus (1.5 hrs)
  ✅ 11:30 - 1:00 — Midday deep work (1.5 hrs)
  ✅ 2:30 - 4:00 — Afternoon focus (1.5 hrs)

Want me to add these to your calendar?

Notes

• Always ask before adding events to the user's calendar. Never auto-create without permission.
• Respect existing commitments. Don't suggest moving meetings — just work around them.
• Some people prefer morning focus, others afternoon. Ask the user their preference.
• Even a 90-minute block is valuable. Don't skip it just because it's not a full 2 hours.
• If the day is completely packed with meetings, say so honestly and suggest protecting time tomorrow instead.