A great maker schedule consists of long, uninterrupted periods, like an eight-hour block, to maintain focus and productivity.

Understanding the difference between maker schedules and manager schedules is crucial; I need uninterrupted time for deep work rather than mixing it with meetings.

Makers need uninterrupted blocks of time to be productive, while managers often have their days filled with meetings.

It's important to be intentional about how you chop up your schedule, balancing between meetings and creative work.

You need to treat your schedule as a design for the days you want, balancing obligations with rewards. This approach helps maintain motivation and sustainability over time.

Paul Graham's essay "Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule" succinctly explains how makers, like programmers, organize their time differently from managers.

For solo founders, it's crucial to manage time effectively since they can't delegate tasks; a modified maker's schedule can help by allocating full days to specific types of work.

To manage meetings effectively, I suggest blocking off specific days for them to protect creative time.

As a technical founder, I need to ensure my schedule allows for long, uninterrupted periods to write code effectively, so I take the first chunk of my day for meetings and then schedule no meetings in the late afternoon and evening to have six hours of uninterrupted coding time.