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Plan a day on Mac with time boxes

A time box is not another to-do. It is a free stretch of calendar reserved for one piece of work.

Void Calendar

In Void Calendar, press C to drop a thought into the Inbox. It is not an event yet, only something that still needs a time.

A to-do list grows because it does not occupy time. A time box answers a narrower question: which free stretch of today is for this piece of work.

Write it down, then decide when

An Inbox item can be as small as:

  • Find 3 examples for the Friday talk
  • Write up the plugin permissions
  • Book a checkup

They wait there and do not take a slot on the calendar. When you plan the week, you choose which one deserves a real block of time.

Only free time counts

AI reads the events already on your calendar and places the task into a gap that is actually free. Existing events are not changed quietly.

A time box is not a to-do stuck onto the calendar. It is a free stretch of time reserved for finishing one thing.

Once placed, that block shows on the calendar. The menu bar shows the current time box, and you can start a focus timer from it. When you finish, the time you actually spent is written back to that time box, and the note stays attached to the same piece of work.