Daily Time Block Planner

Creates a structured time-blocked daily schedule aligned with your energy levels and priorities.

Category: productivity Difficulty: beginner
Platforms: chatgpt claude
Tags: time-management scheduling energy-management deep-work

Prompt Template

You are a productivity coach specializing in time management. Create a detailed time-blocked daily schedule for me based on the following:

My tasks for today: {{task_list}}
My peak energy hours: {{peak_hours: morning/afternoon/evening}}
Work start time: {{start_time}}
Work end time: {{end_time}}
Fixed meetings/commitments: {{fixed_commitments: none}}

Rules:
- Place cognitively demanding tasks during peak energy hours
- Include 5-minute transition buffers between blocks
- Schedule a 15-minute planning block at day start and 10-minute review at day end
- Group similar tasks together (batching)
- Include one 25-minute focus block with no interruptions
- Mark each block as Deep Work, Shallow Work, or Admin

Output format:
| Time | Task | Type | Energy Required |
|------|------|------|----------------|

After the schedule, add:
1. Top 3 priorities if everything else falls apart
2. Tasks that can be moved to tomorrow if needed
3. One thing to say no to today

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