The Calendar Hack That Saved My Deep Work Time

My calendar used to be a mess of back-to-back meetings with zero time for actual work. I'd end up doing my real tasks after hours, which wasn't sustainable.

That's when I found Reclaim.ai—it's like having a personal assistant who fights for your focus time. Here's how it transformed my schedule:

What makes it brilliant:

• Automatic time-blocking: I tell it I need 2 hours for project work, and it finds gaps in my calendar and blocks them off
• Smart rescheduling: When someone books over my focus time, it automatically moves my work blocks to other available slots
• Habit tracking: It blocks time for things like lunch, exercise, or even just thinking time—stuff that usually gets squeezed out
• Slack integration: My status automatically updates to "Focus time" so people know not to interrupt

The magic is that it's flexible—if a meeting gets moved or cancelled, Reclaim instantly reshuffles everything to make sure I still get my important work done.

If your calendar controls you instead of the other way around, try Reclaim.ai. It takes about 10 minutes to set up, and you'll wonder how you ever managed without it.