# Calendar Strength Training - Next Action Associates

<https://www.next-action.eu/2019/11/14/calendar-strength-training/>

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- Saved: November 14, 2019 (2019-11-15T04:56:38Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

I use a bit of this calendar blocking technique myself. Depending on your role and the organization you are in defending your calendar, your time, can be critically important to your success.

> People seem to treat their diaries as though they have no say in them anymore, and they simply have to obey what is in there – even if someone else has put it there.

To take this up a level, I recommend using Shortcuts (on iOS) to automate the creation of these blocks, rather than creating repeating events that become routinized and forgotten.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT126: Weekly Thing #126 / Nov 16, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/126/), Notable Links 📌

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