Realistic Day Planner
What it does
Builds a time-blocked schedule around your actual available hours — with buffers — and tells you straight when you’ve planned more day than exists.
When to use it
- Every morning, after sorting your list
- Your plans keep collapsing by noon
- Days with fixed commitments squeezing your free time
The skill
Today's tasks (already prioritized): [PASTE LIST]
Fixed commitments and unavailable times: [MEETINGS, WORK HOURS, ETC.]
When my energy is highest: [MORNING / AFTERNOON / EVENING]
Build a time-blocked schedule for today. Rules:
- Add buffer between blocks — assume everything runs 25% longer than
I think.
- Put the hardest task in my high-energy window.
- Include a real break. Not "if time allows" — scheduled.
- REALITY CHECK: if this doesn't fit in the hours available, say so
plainly and tell me which tasks to move to tomorrow. Do not
compress buffers to make an impossible day look possible.
Example output
[TO FILL AFTER TESTING]
Tweaks
- Add “I always underestimate [type of task]” once you learn your pattern
- Ask for the schedule in a copy-pasteable format for your calendar