Use Buffers as Calendar Shock Absorbers
Place buffers around meetings and focus blocks so the day can absorb overruns without sacrificing deep work.
Back-to-back is efficient only on paper. In practice, unbuffered calendars leak decisions, promises, and emotional residue. The buffer mechanism Buffers protect the handoff between modes. After a meeting, they give you time to capture decisions and owners. Before a focus block, they let you close loops and stage materials. After a hard block, they provide enough reset to collaborate without dragging cognitive fatigue into the room. Where to place them Do not buffer everything. Buffer meetings with decisions, meetings with clients, transitions between emotional and analytical work, and the edges of important focus blocks.
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