Focus block weekly planner
Plans 4-6 deep-work focus blocks per week — protected from meetings, calibrated to energy.
Newport-style. Stops 9-5 fragmentation.
The prompt
Copy this into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any assistant you already use — then paste your own current schedule + 3 priorities for the quarter underneath it.
Plan focus blocks for the week. Output: **Energy mapping** (when are you sharpest — morning / afternoon / evening?) **Block calendar** (4-6 blocks × 90-120 min, distributed across week) **Goal per block** (specific output) **Pre-block ritual** (5 min — phone away, doc open) **Recovery between blocks** **Defensive moves**: how to protect from meetings, Slack, family Rules: - Limit to 4-6 — overcommitting kills the practice. - Match block to energy peak.
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