Ch1 - Before you begin

Almost skipped this chapter since it felt like throat-clearing before the "real" content starts. Glad I didn't — the block I set up here is the thing every later chapter assumes already exists, so doing it properly now saved me from retrofitting it later.

— Anonymous

Set up the daily block first thing Monday morning instead of waiting for a "good time" to start, which is what I'd done with every other productivity book I've tried. Having it on the calendar before the day filled up meant it actually survived contact with an unplanned 9am meeting that would have eaten it otherwise.

— Sarah Kim