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Why you're late even when you leave on time
The planning fallacy, the minutes nobody counts, and the one number that fixes it.
2:28
How to Stop Double-Booking Yourself
A blank work calendar doesn't mean you're free. Your dentist appointment can be marked Busy and still be invisible to the colleague arranging your next meeting.
2:18
Natural-Language Scheduling: Check the Readback
Natural-language scheduling turns a sentence into an event. The useful habit is to read the resulting date and time back before you trust it.
2:20
How to Share Your Availability
Instead of asking when someone is free, offer a few times that genuinely work for you. Include the date, length and time zone so they can answer with a choice.
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