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The Calendar Firewall
Ryan's structural fix for a week eaten by calls.
How it works
- 1All calls and podcasts stacked on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- 2Monday and Friday for admin deep work, Wednesday for uninterrupted building.
- 3Accept the consequence: brutal stacked days in exchange for protected creation days.
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