Has anyone else ever caught a coworker blocking their calendar with fake meetings? I just noticed it today, and I have to admit that I kind of get it. Sometimes I feel the need to ‘reserve’ focus time too, but seeing it like this feels a little sneaky. It made me wonder how everyone else handles the delicate balance between protecting your time and keeping things transparent. How do you all handle it?

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This happens all the time. I’ve even known people to log in and sign on to zoom so it looks like they’re busy and in a meeting. For protecting time, just have your assistant block off certain blocks per day to use as “focus time.” It’s not sneaky. Everyone needs time to answer emails and think…

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I block my calendar all the time. Is this a problem? Feel free to block yours too

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I see nothing wrong with blocking your calendar like that. I used to have a 2 hr focus session scheduled every day, and it was super helpful

Personally I think that is totally fine. You should be able to block some time out for yourself or even to catch up on emails etc. Sometimes when its back to back meetings, its hard to get your actual work done! So I do get it

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