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Block Focus Time on Google Calendar

Create recurring focus time blocks on Google Calendar to protect deep work hours.

Personal Productivity|v1|Updated 5/18/2026|GitHub source
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# Block Focus Time on Google Calendar

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-calendar`

Create recurring focus time blocks on Google Calendar to protect deep work hours.

## Steps

1. Create recurring focus block: `gws calendar events insert --params '{"calendarId": "primary"}' --json '{"summary": "Focus Time", "description": "Protected deep work block", "start": {"dateTime": "2025-01-20T09:00:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"}, "end": {"dateTime": "2025-01-20T11:00:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"}, "recurrence": ["RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR"], "transparency": "opaque"}'`
2. Verify it shows as busy: `gws calendar +agenda`
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