Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule

“There are two types of schedule, which I’ll call the manager’s
schedule and the maker’s schedule. The manager’s schedule is for
bosses. It’s embodied in the traditional appointment book, with
each day cut into one hour intervals. You can block off several
hours for a single task if you need to, but by default you change
what you’re doing every hour.

“When you use time that way, it’s merely a practical problem to
meet with someone. Find an open slot in your schedule, book them,
and you’re done.

“Most powerful people are on the manager’s schedule. It’s the
schedule of command. But there’s another way of using time that’s
common among people who make things, like programmers and writers.
They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day at least.
You can’t write or program well in units of an hour. That’s barely
enough time to get started.”

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