The priority has no time of its own
Everything with a time slot happens. Work without one waits for a gap that rarely comes.
Focus Add-on: Time Blocking
Put your priority on the calendar, and protect the time.
Time Blocking is a Focus Add-on for AI Focus Tool. You plan focus blocks for your priority or a Ready idea, from 10 minutes to 4 hours, and they appear in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook through a private link. When a block starts, new ideas go straight to your Idea Parking Lot until it ends.
$15per year, about $1.25 a month or included in Focus Pro
Your add-on lives in your private Member Workspace ($0 with your email). You sign in first, then go straight to secure Stripe checkout.
- Secure checkout by Stripe
- Cancel anytime
- Nothing is deleted if it ends
Key facts
Time Blocking in one minute
- Plan blocks from 10 minutes to 4 hours, up to 90 days ahead.
- Blocks show in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook through a private calendar link.
- Starting a block protects your focus until it ends. It never schedules tasks for you.
- Time Blocking costs $15 per year on its own, or comes included in Focus Pro ($49 per year) with every other Focus Add-on.
The problem
Why important work gets the leftover time
Meetings and messages claim the calendar first. Your priority gets whatever is left.
"Later today" is easy to push back
An intention without a start time is easy to delay. A block on the calendar is harder to ignore.
Reserved time still gets taken over
Even in time you set aside, a new idea can take the block the moment it appears.
The solution
How Time Blocking works
You decide when to focus. AI Focus Tool protects the time.
Pick what the block is for
Your active priority, a Ready idea, or something else you name.
Choose when and how long
Any start time up to 90 days ahead, from 10 minutes to 4 hours.
See it in your calendar
Subscribe once with your private calendar link in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. Your blocks appear there.
Start the block and focus
New ideas go straight to your Idea Parking Lot until the block ends. Mark it done to see where your time went.
Benefits
What changes when you add Time Blocking
Your priority gets real time
A block on the calendar turns the priority into a plan, not a hope.
Use the calendar you already have
No new calendar app. Blocks appear in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
Protection that turns on by itself
Starting a block protects your focus until it ends.
An honest record
Blocks marked done show where your focus time actually went.
Quick check
Is Time Blocking right for you?
Answer three yes or no questions. You get an honest answer, even when Time Blocking is not what you need.
Your answers stay on this page. We only count how many people take the check and how many say yes, never who you are.
How it compares
Why Time Blocking works better for one priority
Other tools are built to manage many things at once. Time Blocking is built for one job: helping you finish the one priority you chose.
| What matters | Without Time Blocking | With Time Blocking |
|---|---|---|
| When you work on the priority | Sometime today, if a gap appears | A start time and a length |
| Your calendar | Meetings, but not your priority | Meetings and your focus blocks |
| New ideas during focus time | Can take over the time | Wait in the Idea Parking Lot until the block ends |
| Where your time went | Hard to say by Friday | Blocks marked done |
Checked against real tools
What each tool's official pages say about calendar and time blocks, with the source and the date we checked it. Full side-by-side comparisons are linked by name.
| Tool | What its official pages say | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AI Focus Tool | Time Blocking (Focus Add-on) plans focus blocks and shows them in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook through a private link. It does not schedule tasks for you. | How Time Blocking works |
| Amazing Marvin | Two-way calendar sync connects Marvin with Google Calendar, Outlook, and other calendar applications. | amazingmarvin.com/features/all (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Any.do | Any.do integrates with external calendars to display events alongside tasks. | support.any.do/en/articles/8609724-getting-started-with-my-day (opens in a new tab) Checked October 9, 2026 |
| Lunatask | Lunatask provides a daily calendar view for time blocking, allowing users to drag and drop planned tasks and habits onto the schedule. | lunatask.app/docs/common-questions (opens in a new tab) Checked October 9, 2026 |
| Microsoft To Do | Users can drag a task from the To Do tab in the My Day pane onto their Outlook calendar to schedule and time-block work. | support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/calendar/drag-a-task-to-your-calendar-with-to-do-in-outlook (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Todoist | Pro lists a "Calendar layout." The free Beginner plan lists "Integrate email, calendar, and more." | todoist.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked September 28, 2026 |
| Akiflow | Akiflow provides two-way calendar synchronization with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. | product.akiflow.com/help/articles/0807758-customize-your-calendar (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Amie | Amie connects multiple Google Calendar and Apple Calendar accounts in one interface. | amie.so/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked October 9, 2026 |
| BeforeSunset AI | BeforeSunset AI integrates with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar to sync events and prevent schedule conflicts. | beforesunset.ai/use-cases/students (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Motion | Motion says it updates the plan automatically with every change, like missed deadlines or new priorities. | usemotion.com (opens in a new tab) Checked September 28, 2026 |
| Notion | Notion Calendar syncs with Google Calendar, Apple iCloud, and Microsoft Outlook to combine calendar events with Notion databases. | notion.com/help/guides/getting-started-with-notion-calendar (opens in a new tab) Checked October 13, 2026 |
| TimeHero | TimeHero automatically blocks time on calendars and schedules tasks around existing events based on availability. | timehero.com/features (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Trello | Calendar view allows users to organize cards by due dates or multi-day date spans, adjust schedules via drag and drop, and view week or month layouts. | blog.trello.com/br/trello-calendario-visualizacao (opens in a new tab) Checked October 8, 2026 |
| Freedom | Premium lists Scheduling (sessions start automatically), Recurring Sessions (schedule focus throughout the week), and Advance Sessions (schedule focus for later today). | freedom.to/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked September 28, 2026 |
When another tool is the better choice
- You want software to place every task on your calendar automatically. A calendar scheduler does that. Time Blocking keeps you in charge of when you focus.
- You need meeting booking or team scheduling. A scheduling tool is built for that.
We compare tools by the same rules every time. See how we compare tools or compare AI Focus Tool with other apps.
Price
Get Time Blocking
Pay once a year. Keep your work if you ever stop.
Time Blocking on its own
$15 per year
About $1.25 a month, billed yearly.
Plan focus blocks for your priority and see them in your own calendar.
- Plan focus blocks for today and the week ahead
- A private calendar link for Google, Apple, or Outlook
- Starting a block protects your focus until it ends
- Mark blocks done to see where your time went
Focus Pro
$49 per year
About $4.08 a month, billed yearly.
Every Focus Add-on, including Time Blocking, plus the AI Second Opinion, the Finish Line Coach, Weekly Focus Intelligence, and unlimited history.
- Priority Steps
- Goal Context
- Focus Board
- Time Blocking
- Accountability
- Focus Intelligence
- AI Second Opinion and the Finish Line Coach
- Unlimited history and review reminders
Save $36 a year compared with buying the 6 included add-ons one by one ($85).
Want two or more add-ons? Build your plan and see the lowest yearly price.
Prices in US dollars, billed yearly through Stripe. Cancel anytime from your account page. Already paying for add-ons? What you paid this year for add-ons that Focus Pro includes is credited when you upgrade, and you approve it at checkout.
Time Blocking questions, answered
What is Time Blocking in AI Focus Tool?
Time Blocking is a Focus Add-on that lets you plan focus blocks for your priority or a Ready idea and see them in your own calendar. When a block starts, your focus is protected until it ends.
Which calendars does it work with?
Any calendar that can subscribe to a calendar link, including Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook. The link is private to you. Calendar apps refresh subscribed calendars on their own schedule, which can take a few hours.
Does Time Blocking schedule my tasks automatically?
No. You choose when each block starts and how long it lasts. AI Focus Tool protects that time; it does not fill your calendar for you.
What happens when a block starts?
Your focus is protected until the block ends. New ideas go straight to your Idea Parking Lot, so you stay on the priority.
How much does Time Blocking cost?
Time Blocking is available on its own for $15 per year, about $1.25 a month, or included in Focus Pro for $49 per year, with every other Focus Add-on. Both are billed once a year in US dollars through secure Stripe checkout, and you can cancel anytime.
What happens to my data if Time Blocking ends?
Nothing is deleted. Your blocks are kept, and your calendar link stays valid but empty until the add-on is active again.
Do I need an account to use Time Blocking?
Yes. Focus Add-ons live in your private Member Workspace, which costs $0 and opens with your email address, so what you create is saved and synced across your devices.
More Focus Add-ons
Each one adds a single ability to the same one-priority loop. Compare every Focus Add-on.
- Priority Steps $12 per yearBreak one priority into a few clear steps, and see only the current step while you focus.
- Goal Context $12 per yearConnect each priority to the larger goal it serves, without adding a second list to manage.
- Focus Board $15 per yearPlan what comes next on a calm board: Parked, Ready, and Done.
- Accountability $12 per yearShare a private, read-only link to what you committed to, with someone who helps you follow through.
- Focus Intelligence $19 per yearLearn from your own decisions: patterns, a weekly focus report, and AI second opinions.
Give your priority a time it can count on.
Add Time Blocking and protect the hours that move your finish line.
Your add-on lives in your private Member Workspace ($0 with your email). You sign in first, then go straight to secure Stripe checkout.
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