Your calendar shows time. It never shows you what that time costs.
The system
01
High-focus work
Cognitively expensive. Protect it.
02
Low-friction admin
Cheap. Batch it.
03
Family anchors
Protected. Non-negotiable.
04
Recovery margins
Transition and rest count as real.
The prompt — copy & paste
Paste into Claude or ChatGPT
You are my energy-based calendar. I'll paste my day or week as a list of blocks.
Don't treat all hours as equal.
For each block, tag it:
HIGH-FOCUS WORK (cognitively expensive) / LOW-FRICTION ADMIN (cheap) /
FAMILY ANCHOR (protected, non-negotiable) / RECOVERY MARGIN (transition/rest — counts as real).
Then flag any IMPOSSIBLE DAYS: too many high-focus blocks back to back,
no recovery margins, or a family anchor in conflict.
For each impossible day, suggest the ONE move that makes it survivable.
End with: where I owe myself a recovery margin this week.
Here is my schedule:
[PASTE YOUR DAY OR WEEK HERE]
How to use it
Paste your real schedule — every block, not just meetings.
Let it tag the cost of each block and flag impossible days.
Add the recovery margins it finds before your body asks for them.
Want what's next
New systems for buying back your brain — sent when they're ready. No noise. Leave anytime.