My calendar has two things in it.

Spanish at 6:30 every morning. Calisthenics with my trainer twice a week. Both early, and both done before most people have opened their laptops.

That’s it. The rest of the week is empty, and I keep it that way on purpose.

So if you asked me for coffee next Thursday at 11 and I sent you this link instead of a yes, this is why. It’s not you.

I don’t know what I’ll want to do next Thursday.

Maybe I wake up and want to run. Then I run. Maybe I sit down to work and three hours disappear because I’m in flow. That’s my best work, and the quickest way to kill it is a 2pm meeting across town. I stop, travel, chat, come back, and the flow is gone. Getting it back can take the rest of the day, if it comes back at all.

The meeting isn’t the only cost. Anything on my calendar also sits in my head. All morning I’m half-thinking about where I need to be and when I have to leave. I’d rather spend that energy on the work.

So here’s what works.

Message me on the day. Something like “I’m nearby, free for a coffee?” If I’m up for it, I’ll say yes and mean it. You’ll get all of me, not someone checking the time.

If something really has to be scheduled, make it a morning. I’d rather get it done early and keep the rest of the day clear.

I know this is annoying.

You’ve got a team, maybe kids, and a calendar that can’t run on whims. I get it. This won’t work for everyone, and if it doesn’t work for you, no hard feelings.

But it’s how I work.

So don’t book me. Just ask.