Classify work by cognitive demand and place it into suitable energy windows.
Availability is not capacity. A blank slot can be the wrong slot when the work requires deep reasoning. The energy filter Sort work by cognitive demand before you schedule it. Deep work belongs in high-energy, low-interruption windows. Processing belongs in smaller windows. Recovery belongs after intensity, not after collapse. GTD review gives you the moment to make those placements deliberately. The anti-pattern The common trap is optimism scheduling: 'I will do the hard thing after everything else.' That treats energy as unlimited and turns important work into a late-day residue task.
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