If we’re trying to optimize our day, we can track our movement to the minute. We can plan in tidy blocks that segment our activities in the most productive way.

But there are a lot of necessary elements that are easy to overlook:

Transition. Breath. Interruption. Surprise. Distraction. Wonder. Reset.

We don’t pencil these in, but they’re important nonetheless. They keep the scheduling lines fuzzy, and they’re as relevant as anything else on the slate. Expect them. At times, even embrace them.