Give the work a place before the day fills up.

A task list records what matters, but it does not show where the work will fit. A focus block turns “work on the assignment” into a named period with a start, a duration and a break. Keep the first plan smaller than the day’s theoretical capacity.

Include transitions, meals and commitments outside Aheno. A plan that assumes uninterrupted attention all day is hard to follow and hard to revise. Leave at least one open window for work that takes longer than expected.

Choose a few visible outcomes and put the most useful next action in a block.

1. Name the block after its result, such as “Outline the report,” instead of a vague task category.
2. Estimate a focus duration you can attempt and add a break.
3. Place it around fixed commitments and leave spare time between larger tasks.
4. Review unfinished work before scheduling more; move or reduce it if the day changes.

Planning is reached through NOA → Settings → My Focus Plan. There is no separate Planner tab.

1. Choose Day or Week, then Add focus block.
2. Set Block name, date and time, focus duration and break duration. Save the block.
3. Before starting, choose the desired protection and mode on Focus.
4. Use Start now on the saved block. It starts that duration with your current Focus configuration.

For an afternoon report, schedule “Gather three sources” for 20 minutes and “Draft the opening” for 30 minutes, with breaks. Leave a gap before the next commitment. If gathering sources takes longer, edit the second block instead of assuming the remaining work will fit in the same window.

Daily and weekly planning, one-off blocks and cloud sync are Free. Pro adds recurring blocks, Smart Rebalance, calendar export and cloud version history. Rebalance previews a suggestion using available windows and block durations while preserving scheduled order; you choose whether to use it.

Blocks do not have separate category, intensity, priority or app-profile controls. Calendar export writes plan blocks to the system’s default calendar for new events; it does not import events or provide two-way synchronisation. Calendar permission is separate from basic planning.

Compare the plan with what happened: were estimates too short, were breaks missing, or did another commitment take priority? Adjust the next day using that information. Repeatedly missed blocks may need a smaller outcome or a different time rather than a stricter rule.

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